RecallDec 19, 2024· Toys· Kids (3+)

Elongdi Magnetic Building Sticks Sets

Official title: Magnetic Building Sticks Sets Recalled Due to Ingestion Hazard; Violation of Federal Regulations for Toy Magnets; Sold Exclusively on Amazon.com by Elongdi

Magnets

Recalled Magnetic Building Sticks Set, 130 Pieces with 100 Magnetic Sticks · Photo: CPSC

Packaging of the Recalled Magnetic Sticks Set (Front of Box) · Photo: CPSC

Packaging of the Recalled Magnetic Sticks Set (Back of Box) · Photo: CPSC

Elongdi Magnetic Building Sticks Sets (item E107), sold on Amazon.com, have been recalled. The sets violate the federal standard for toy magnets; if high-powered magnets are swallowed they can attract each other or other metal in the digestive system, causing serious internal injuries or death.

What to do

Consumers should stop using the recalled magnetic building stick sets immediately, take them away from children, and contact Elongdi to receive a pre-paid label to return the recalled magnetic building sticks for a full refund. Amazon is notifying all known purchasers directly.

Contact: Elongdi collect at 202-375-0895 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or email at support@elongdi.net.

How common was it?

NicheAbout 500 sold at Amazon, about 4 months

Fewer than about 5,000 sold, or sold in only a few places. Most families won't have one.

Read the official CPSC notice →

Official notice

CPSC's own wording, unchanged.

Hazard

The recalled magnetic building sticks set violates the mandatory federal regulation for magnet toys posing an ingestion hazard. When high-powered magnets are swallowed, the ingested magnets can attract each other, or another metal object, and become lodged in the digestive system. This can result in perforations, twisting and/or blockage of the intestines, infection, blood poisoning and death.

Sold at

Exclusively online at Amazon.com from March 2024 through June 2024 for about $20.

Units

About 500

Incidents and injuries

None reported. CPSC estimates 2,400 magnet ingestions were treated in hospital emergency departments from 2017 through 2021. CPSC is aware of eight deaths since 2005 through 2021 involving the ingestion of hazardous magnets, including two outside of the United States.

Model numbers and UPCs

E107

Brand

Elongdi

From the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, recalled Dec 19, 2024. The summary above is ours; for anything that matters, go by the official notice. Had a problem with this product? Report it at SaferProducts.gov.