TORONTO – Health Canada is repeating its warning that toys containing small, powerful magnets are a health risk to children.
The warning comes after the department received a report of a recent incident where a three-year-old swallowed two magnet rods from a Mega Brands Magnetix Magnetic Building Set.
The child received medical care quickly and didn’t sustain any injuries.
But the department says if a child swallows more than one magnet, they can be drawn together in the child’s intestinal tract.
This can cause intestines to twist and create blockages or produce tears in intestinal walls.
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Health Canada says consumers who have Mega Brands Magnetix Magnetic Building Sets should discard them in a way so that they cannot be re-sold or redistributed.
It says 887,000 units from over 100 different Magnetix sets have been sold in Canada.
With a file from Global News
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