10/09/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/09/2025 08:40
The toy men contain multiple magnets that fit within CPSC's small parts cylinder and are stronger than permitted, posing a risk of serious injury or death if ingested by children.
CPSC urges consumers to stop using the Magnet Men Toy Set immediately, take them away from children, and dispose of them. Do not sell or give away these hazardous Magnet Men Toy Sets.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is warning consumers to immediately stop using Vndueey Magnet Men Toy Sets because the toy sets violate the magnet requirements of the mandatory standard for toys.The toy men contain multiple magnets that fit within CPSC's small parts cylinder and are stronger than permitted, posing a risk of serious injury or death if ingested by children.
CPSC issued a Notice of Violation to the seller, Shanghai Zhidi Network Technology Co., Ltd., doing business as online seller Vndueey, of China. Vndueey has not agreed to recall the Magnet Men Toy Sets or offer a remedy to consumers.
When high-powered magnets are swallowed, the ingested magnets can attract to each other, or to another metal object, and become lodged in the digestive system. This can result in serious injuries such as intestinal perforations, twisting and/or blockage, infection, blood poisoning and death.
The toy sets were sold online on Amazon from October 2023 through August 2025 for about $25. The products may have also been sold on other websites.
The magnet men toys come in 10-piece sets of flexible, person-shaped figures in clear packaging. The magnet men pieces are red, orange, pink, yellow, blue, bright red, bright green and transparent. Each piece has small magnets in the hands and feet of the toys.
These products were manufactured in China.
CPSC urges consumers to stop using the Magnet Men Toy Set immediately, take them away from children, and dispose of them. Do not sell or give away these hazardous magnet men toy sets.
Report any incidents involving injury or product defect to CPSC at https://www.SaferProducts.gov
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The recalled lite-up torches contain button cell batteries in violation of the mandatory standard for toys and the recalled mini laser pointers contain button cell batteries in violation of the mandatory standard for consumer products because the button cell batteries can be accessed easily by children. Additionally, the laser pointers do not have the warnings required under Reese's Law. When button cell or coin batteries are swallowed, the ingested batteries can cause serious injuries, internal chemical burns, and death.
The recalled toy contains small balls and is intended for children under three years of age, which violates the small ball ban, posing a deadly choking hazard.
The recalled toy contains small balls and is intended for children under three years of age, which violates the small ball ban, posing a deadly choking hazard.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risk of injury associated with the use of thousands of types of consumer products. Deaths, injuries, and property damage from consumer product-related incidents cost the nation more than $1 trillion annually. Since the CPSC was established more than 50 years ago, it has worked to ensure the safety of consumer products, which has contributed to a decline in injuries associated with these products.
Federal law prohibits any person from selling products subject to a Commission ordered recall or a voluntary recall undertaken in consultation with the CPSC.
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