I just watched this video this morning and wanted to share it with Non-Toxic Kids' readers as soon as possible. I can easily see this happening to one of my girls, or any of our friends.
Click here to view this clip from abc news.
I started researching magnets in toys and found them readily available on in the toy market, despite the injuries they can cause. See this article from the Centers for Disease Control outlining several cases of injury (and one death) to children from the ingestion of magnets.
This made me wonder about all the magnetic letters on my fridge and making sure my 10 month old (who eats everything) stays away from them. One of the magnets could easily be dislodged from the letters.
Here is more information about magnets in toys, written in the Consumer Reports blog. It references the annual report by US PIRG called Trouble in Toyland, which identified magnets as a potentially dangerous and fatal toy.
My take? Forget any magnetic toys until my kids are much older. It’s just not worth the risk. And I've got to keep a close eye on the refrigerator--
