CPSC Posts Recall to its Web Site

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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

Aug 04, 2016, 11:00 ET

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced today that the following voluntary recall alert was posted in cooperation with the firm listed below. Recalls can be viewed at www.cpsc.gov.

Company Name

Cinmar LLC, of West Chester, Ohio

Product Name

Magnetic travel maps with magnets

Quantity

About 4,500

Hazard

When two or more magnets are swallowed, they can link together inside the intestines and clamp onto body tissues, causing intestinal obstructions, perforations, sepsis and death. Internal injury from magnets can pose serious lifelong health effects.

CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908

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