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RecallMay 15, 2025· Toys· Kids (3+)

FidgetThings Chill Pill Magnetic Haptic Fidget Toys Red Bumpy

Official title: FidgetThings Recalls Chill Pill Magnetic Haptic Fidget Toys Red Bumpy Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Ingestion; Violation of Federal Regulations for Magnets; Sold Exclusively on FidgetThings.com

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Recalled FidgetThings Chill Pill Magnetic Haptic Fidget Toy - Red Bumpy
Recalled FidgetThings Chill Pill Magnetic Haptic Fidget Toy - Red Bumpy · Photo: CPSC

FidgetThings Chill Pill Magnetic Haptic Fidget Toys (Red Bumpy), pill-shaped magnetic fidgets packaged in a mock prescription bottle, were sold exclusively on FidgetThings.com. They violate the federal magnet regulation; if children swallow the high-powered magnets, they can attract each other in the digestive system and cause serious injury or death.

What to do

Consumers should stop using the magnetic fidget pill toys immediately and take them away from children. Contact FidgetThings via email at fidgetthings@gmail.com to receive a pre-paid label to return the toy, or for instructions on how to dispose of the toy, to receive a full refund. FidgetThings is notifying all known purchasers directly.

Contact: FidgetThings via email at fidgetthings@gmail.com or online at www.fidgetthings.com/pages/magnet-safety or www.fidgetthings.com and click on "Magnet Safety" at the bottom of the page for more information.

How common was it?

NicheAbout 112 sold, 2022–2025

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 fidget pill toy violates the mandatory federal regulation for magnets, posing an ingestion hazard to children. 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 www.FidgetThings.com from October 2022 through February 2025 for about $10.

Units

About 112

Incidents and injuries

None reported

Brand

FidgetThings

From the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, recalled May 15, 2025. 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.

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