The Consumer Product Safety Commission estimates that 26,600 magnet ingestions were treated in hospital ERs from 2010 through 2021.
The CPSC is aware of seven deaths involving the ingestion of hazardous magnets and the majority of the incidents likely involved magnet sets.
So Wednesday, the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced brand new mandatory federal safety standards restricting size and strength.
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