Product Recall Number: 07-039
Why was Polly Pocket dolls and accessories with magnets recalled?
Tiny magnets inside the dolls and accessories can fall out undetected by parents and caregivers. The magnets can be swallowed, aspirated by young children or placed by a child in their nose or ears. When more than one magnet is swallowed, the magnets can attract each other and cause intestinal perforation, infection or blockage, which can be fatal. Aspiration to the lungs requires immediate surgery. Magnets placed in the nose or ears can cause swelling and be difficult to remove.
Product Recall Number: 07-039
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2006-11-20
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Polly Pocket dolls and accessories with magnets
Description: WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Mattel Inc., of El Segundo, Calif., is voluntarily recalling about 2.4 million play sets (an additional 2 million play sets were sold worldwide) Polly Pocket dolls and accessories with magnets. Tiny magnets inside the dolls and accessories can fall out undetected by parents and caregivers. The magnets can be swallowed, aspirated by young children or placed by a child in their nose or ears. When more than one magnet is swallowed, the magnets can attract each other and cause intestinal perforation, infection or blockage, which can be fatal. Aspiration to the lungs requires immediate surgery. Magnets placed in the nose or ears can cause swelling and be difficult to remove.Name of Products: Polly Pocket dolls and accessories with magnetsUnits: About 2.4 million play sets (an additional 2 million play sets were sold worldwide)Importer: Mattel Inc., of El Segundo, Calif.Hazard: Tiny magnets inside the dolls and accessories can fall out undetected by parents and caregivers. The magnets can be swallowed, aspirated by young children or placed by a child in their nose or ears. When more than one magnet is swallowed, the magnets can attract each other and cause intestinal perforation, infection or blockage, which can be fatal. Aspiration to the lungs requires immediate surgery. Magnets placed in the nose or ears can cause swelling and be difficult to remove.Incidents/Injuries: CPSC is aware of 170 reports of the small magnets coming out of these recalled toys. There were three reports of serious injuries to children who swallowed more than one magnet. All three suffered intestinal perforations that required surgery. A 2-year-old child was hospitalized for seven days, and a 7-year-old child was hospitalized for 12 days. An 8-year-old child was also hospitalized.Description: The recalled Polly Pocket play sets contain plastic dolls and accessories that have small magnets. The magnets measure 1/8 inch in diameter and are imbedded in the hands and feet of some dolls, and in the plastic clothing, hair pieces and other accessories to help the pieces attach to the doll or to the doll's house. The model number is printed on the bottom of the largest pieces on some of the play sets. Contact Mattel if you cannot find a model number on your product to determine if it is part of the recall. Polly Pocket magnetic play sets currently on store shelves are not included in this recall.Polly Pocket Magnetic Play SetsItem NumberPolly Pocket!™ Polly Place™ Hangin' Out House™B2632Polly Pocket!™ Polly Place™ Treetop Clubhouse™B3158Polly Pocket!™ Spa Day™B3201Polly Totally!™ Polly Place™ Totally Tiki Diner™B7118Polly Pocket!™ Quik-Clik™ BoutiqueG8605Polly Pocket!™ Quik-Clik™ City Pretty PlaysetH1537Polly Pocket!™ Quik-Clik™ Sporty Style PlaysetH1538Polly Pocket!™ Totally Zen™ PlaysetH3211Sold at: Discount department stores and toy stores from May 2003 through September 2006 for between $15 and $30.Manufactured in: ChinaRemedy: Consumers should immediately take these recalled toys away from children and contact Mattel to arrange for the return of the sets and to receive a voucher for a replacement toy of the customer's choice, up to the value of the returned product.Consumer Contact: For additional information contact Mattel at (888) 597-6597 anytime, or visit the firm's Web site at www.service.mattel.com.
Hazard Description: Tiny magnets inside the dolls and accessories can fall out undetected by parents and caregivers. The magnets can be swallowed, aspirated by young children or placed by a child in their nose or ears. When more than one magnet is swallowed, the magnets can attract each other and cause intestinal perforation, infection or blockage, which can be fatal. Aspiration to the lungs requires immediate surgery. Magnets placed in the nose or ears can cause swelling and be difficult to remove.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Replace
Units: About 2.4 million play sets (an additional 2 million play sets were sold worldwide)
Incidents: CPSC is aware of 170 reports of the small magnets coming out of these recalled toys. There were three reports of serious injuries to children who swallowed more than one magnet. All three suffered intestinal perforations that required surgery. A 2-year-old child was hospitalized for seven days, and a 7-year-old child was hospitalized for 12 days. An 8-year-old child was also hospitalized.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately take these recalled toys away from children and contact Mattel to arrange for the return of the sets and to receive a voucher for a replacement toy of the customer's choice, up to the value of the returned product.
Sold At: Discount department stores and toy stores from May 2003 through September 2006 for between $15 and $30.
Importers: Mattel Inc., of El Segundo, Calif.
Manufacturers: None Listed
Distributors: None Listed
Manufactured In: China
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed