The Consumer Product Safety Commission has just banned the sales agreement of Buckyballs , those magic attraction that can be shape any which room , because the balls are a serious wellness hazard for child . It ’s the first stop - sale social club by the CPSC in 11 age .
Update : The CPSC meet us say that the CPSC is “ actually sue the firm to stop sale and to issue a recall of the Cartesian product . ” Which means , Buckyballs is n’t banned quite yet . However , the CPSC is still displace forward with a lawsuit that is seeking a block off - sale of Buckyballs ( its first halt - sale in 11 age ) .
Retailers like Amazon , Urban Outfitters and Brookstone have already agreed to stop selling Buckyballs ( and similar products ) and the CSPC has ordered electrical distributor Maxfield and Oberton Holdings of New York to halt sales and issue refunds for the rarefied earth magnets . The CSPC said that Buckyballs are a “ substantial intersection endangerment ” and are concerned by the harm it make to Kyd who withdraw them :
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“ Notwithstanding the labeling , warnings and efforts take by ( Maxfield and Oberton ) , ingestion incident proceed to come up because monition are ineffective ”
When swallowed , the CSPC says that Buckyballs have the potential to pinch and trap intestines and require operating room to remove . Yikes ! The CSPC had write out a health warning regarding Buckyballs last yr but have determine today to move forwards in close it down . Predictably , Buckyballs wo n’t go down without a fight , Craig Zucker , CEO of Buckyballs , said that it ’ll “ vigorously fight this action taken by President Obama ’s handpicked federal agency . ”
Them fighting language . In any instance , if you see some Buckyballs lying around , snatch ’em up before they ’re gone . At the moment , it looks like Buckyballs is circumvent the CSPC and still selling Buckyballs on itssite . [ USA Today , Reuters ]
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