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CPSC, Safari Ltd. Announce Recall of Magnet Games

Date: 1999-12-21
Brand: Safari Ltd., of Miami, Fla.
Category: Consumer Product
Units Affected: 21,000
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Description

The magnet games are made up of a black round base, measuring 2.5 inches in diameter, that is magnetic with about 60 small, multi-colored metal figures in the shape of butterflies, frogs or fish. "Made in Taiwan" is imprinted into the black base. Each unit is packaged in a triangle- shaped box with the following identification: Magnetic Butterfly Rainbow Item No. 6652-16, Magnetic Frog Fantasy - Item No. 6653-16, and Magnetic Coral Reef Collage - Item No. 6654-16. The boxes also are labeled in part: "Ages 7 to 70...SAFARI...MADE IN TAIWAN".

Hazard

Paint on the magnets metal figures contains amounts of lead that exceed federal standards for children's products. Prolonged exposure to high levels of lead presents a lead poisoning hazard to young children.

Reported Incidents

CPSC and Safari Ltd. are not aware of any injuries involving these products.

Remedy

Consumers should immediately remove the metal figures from the magnetic base and discard them.

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