CPSCCPSC · Consumer products·Recall number 17119
Magnetic tic tac toe games
Published March 29, 2017 · Recall initiated: March 29, 2017
What's the hazard
The magnets can come off the tic tac toe game pieces, posing a choking hazard. In addition, 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.
What to do
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled tic tac toe game and return it to any Target store for a full refund.
Recall details
- Brand
- Target Corp., of Minneapolis, Minn.
- Distributor
- Target stores nationwide from December 2016 through February 2017 for about $5.
- Country
- US