Buckyballs CEO says the office toy is not defective and marketed to adults. Sept. 12, 2012— -- Buckyballs, a toy made up of small magnetic beads that can be molded into different shapes, is one ...

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Thousands of children’s toys are being recalled because of a magnet ingestion risk, according ...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A standoff between the government and sellers of desktop magnet toys for adults escalated Tuesday, with federal consumer safety officials filing their second complaint to force a ...

March 20, 2006 — -- The idea of Magnetix is to build different shapes and designs with small plastic pieces -- bound together by tiny, powerful magnets. The box boasts "mega-magnetic power" and ...

(CNN) — Several months ago, Meaghin and Jonathan Jordan were strolling through a shop near their home in Kiln, Mississippi, when they spotted a box of high-powered magnets that could be arranged and ...

Families are being urged to beware of a frightening social media craze which can burn holes in children's bowels and leave them dependent on stoma bags for life. Pressure is mounting for tighter rules ...

Over the course of little more than a month, we removed 54 tiny toy magnets from the digestive systems of four children. They were lucky: Despite invasive procedures and operations to repair holes in ...

The Consumer Product Safety Commission will likely ban the small but dangerous high-powered magnets known as 'Buckyballs' from the market after one child died another 7,700 were taken to the emergency ...