MattelInc.isrecalling4.4millionPollyPockettoyswithmagnets(磁铁)aftersomeofthemcausedseriousinjuriestochildrenwhoswallowedmagnetsthatfelloff.
Tinymagnetsinsidethetoysmayfalloffwithoutbeingnoticedbyparentsandbabysitters.Themagnetscanbeswallowedorplacedinchildren’snosesorears.Whenmorethanonemagnetisswallowedthemagnetscanattracteachotherandcauseintestineperforation(肠内穿孔)whichcanbedeadly.
TheConsumerProductSafetyCommission(CPSC)received170reportsofthesmallmagnetscomingoutoftheserecalledtoys.Therewerethreereportsofseriousinjuriestochildrenwhoswallowedmorethanonemagnet.Allthreesufferedintestinalperforationsthatrequiredoperation.A2-year-oldchildstayedinhospitalforsevendaysanda7-year-oldchildwashospitalizedfor12days.An8-yeal-oldchildwasalsohospitalized.
TherecalledPollyPockettoyscontainplasticdollsandaccessories(附件)thathavesmallmagnets.Themagnetsmeasureone-eighthinchindiameterandarefixedinthehandsandfeetofsomedollsandevenintheplasticclothinghairpiecesandotheraccessoriestohelpthepiecesstayonthedollorthedoll’shouse.
Themodelnumberisprintedonthebottomofthelargestpiecesonsomeofthetoys.ContactMattelifyoucannotfindamodelnumberonyourproducttodetermineifitispartoftherecall.PollyPocketmagnetictoyscurrentlysoldinstoresarenotincludedinthisrecall.Themodelnumbersincludedintherecallare:B2632B3158B3201B7118G8605H1537H1538andH3211.ThetoyswereonsalesindepartmentstoresandtoystoresfromMay2006throughSeptember2009forbetween$15and$30.
ConsumersshouldimmediatelytaketheserecalledtoysawayfromchildrenandcontactMattelforthereturnofthetoys.FormoreinformationcontactMattelat888597-6597anytimeorvisitthecompany’sWebsite.
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