Product Recall Number: 13-046
Why was Foam Pumpkin Turkey Craft Kit recalled?
Magnets holding the pumpkin shell pieces together can become loose, posing an ingestion hazard to young children. If swallowed, these magnets can link together inside a child's intestines and clamp onto body tissues, causing intestinal obstructions, perforations, sepsis and death. Internal injury from magnets can pose serious lifelong health effects.
Product Recall Number: 13-046
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2012-11-20
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Foam Pumpkin Turkey Craft Kit
Description: Magnets used to hold the pumpkin pieces together can become loose. If a child swallows these magnets, they can link together inside a child's intestines and cause serious health issues.
Hazard Description: Magnets holding the pumpkin shell pieces together can become loose, posing an ingestion hazard to young children. If swallowed, these magnets can link together inside a child's intestines and clamp onto body tissues, causing intestinal obstructions, perforations, sepsis and death. Internal injury from magnets can pose serious lifelong health effects.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Refund
Units: About 1,800
Incidents: None reported.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled kit and return it for a full refund to any Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Store.
Sold At: The recalled products were sold exclusively at Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores nationwide from August of 2012 to October of 2012 for approximately $8.
Importers: None Listed
Manufacturers: None Listed
Distributors: None Listed
Manufactured In: China
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed