CPSC Sues Buckyballs, Seeks Ban and Refunds for Products
"As a small business owner I'm left wondering what to tell my employees and their families," Zucker said. "How can this happen in America?"
It is not the first time that Buckyballs have come under government scrutiny. In May 2010, the CPSC and Maxfield & Oberton voluntarily recalled about 175,000 Buckyballs that were labeled "Ages 13+." Federal mandatory toy standards require that high-powered magnets are not sold to children under 14. Since 2011, the items have been marketed exclusively at an adult audience. The commission maintains that, despite changing the marketing, incidents of ingestion by children continued to occur.
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