Six Retailers Announce Recall of Buckyballs and Buckycubes High-Powered Magnet Sets Due to Ingestion Hazard
CPSC recall 13168. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
These products contain defects in the design, warnings and instructions, which pose a substantial risk of injury and death to children and teenagers.
Remedy, in the words of CPSC
Consumers should take the high-powered magnet sets and all associated individual magnets away from children and teenagers and contact the retailer from which they purchased the product to obtain instructions for their remedy.
CPSC recall 13168 has the recall date 12 Apr 2013. The notice names the firm Maxfield & Oberton. The CPSC record gives no number of units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Poisoning. CPSC gives the product type High-Powered Magnets.
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More of the notice
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| Incidents and injuries | CPSC has received 54 reports of children and teens ingesting this product, with 53 of these requiring medical interventions. |
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| Units | The CPSC record gives no number |
| Description | Imported by Maxfield & Oberton LLC, of New York, N.Y., Buckyballs and Buckycubes consist of sets of numerous, small, high-powered magnets. These sets vary in the number of magnets included and come in a variety of colors. Individual magnets in the set are about 5 millimeters in diameter. Individual magnets in Buckyballs are spherical and individual magnets in Buckycubes are cube-shaped. Retailers Barnes & Noble, Bed Bath & Beyond, Brookstone, certain Hallmark retailers, Marbles the Brain Store, and ThinkGeek have agreed to participate because Maxfield & Oberton has refused to participate in the recall of all Buckyballs and Buckycubes. |
| Product | Buckyballs and Buckycubes high-powered magnet sets, About three million sets, High-Powered Magnets |
| Sold at | U.S. retail stores nationwide and online since 2010 for between $5 and $100. |
| Importer | Maxfield & Oberton LLC |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- not givenMedian of 2013: 6,500
- CPSC recalls of 2013
- 290
- Recalls of 2013 with one of the same hazards
- 5%
- Recalls of 2013 in the category High-Powered Magnets
- 1%
- Recalls on the register that name Maxfield & Oberton
- 3
Other recalls of the firm
| Date | Recall |
|---|---|
| 15 Apr 2013 | Toys R Us Recalls High-Powered Magnet Sets Due to Ingestion Hazards |
| 15 Apr 2013 | Overstock.com Recalls High-Powered Magnet Sets Due to Ingestion Hazards |
Official channels
- CPSC recall notice 13168The notice on the CPSC site, with the pictures and the contact of the firm.
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 13168. https://recallregister.com/product/1357-six-retailers-announce-recall-of-buckyballs-and-buckycubes-high-powere/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
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- US Consumer Product Safety Commission
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- Data retrieved
- 30 Sep 2026
- Newest CPSC recall on the register
- 24 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Does CPSC recall 13168 report injuries?
- The CPSC notice says:
CPSC has received 54 reports of children and teens ingesting this product, with 53 of these requiring medical interventions.
- Where was the product sold?
- The CPSC notice says:
U.S. retail stores nationwide and online since 2010 for between $5 and $100.
- How many units are in CPSC recall 13168?
- The CPSC notice gives this number:
About three million sets
- How many CPSC recalls name Maxfield & Oberton?
- 3 CPSC recalls on this register name Maxfield & Oberton. This recall is 1 of them.