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The Polly Pocket play sets contain plastic dolls and accessories featuring small magnets measuring 1/8 inch in diameter. The magnets are embedded in the hands and feet of the dolls, plastic clothing, hair pieces and other accessories that attach to the dolls.

The tiny magnets can fall out and be swallowed or inhaled by children. If more than one magnet is swallowed, they can attach to each other and cause intestinal perforation, infection or blockage, which can be fatal.

DETAILS ON PLAY SETS BEING RECALLED:

Polly Pocket Magnetic Play Sets Model
Polly Pocket! Polly Place Hangin’ Out House B2632
Polly Pocket! Polly Place Treetop Clubhouse B3158
Polly Pocket! Spa Day B3201
Polly Totally! Polly Place Totally Tiki Diner B7118
Polly Pocket! Quik-Clik Boutique G8605
Polly Pocket! Quik-Clik City Pretty Playset H1537
Polly Pocket! Quik-Clik Sporty Style Playset H1538
Polly Pocket! Totally Zen Playset H3211

Information above via CBSnews.

Mattel Inc. will recall roughly 4.4 million Polly Pocket doll and accessory sets sold in the United States after three children were reported to be injured when they swallowed magnets from the sets, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Tuesday.

All three suffered intestinal perforations that required surgery, the commission said.

The commission said 2.4 million recalled play sets were sold in the United States, with an additional 2 million sold outside the United States.

The El Segundo, California-based Mattel could not immediately be reached for comment on the recall.

The commission said the recalled play sets were sold at discount department stores and toy stores from May 2003 through September 2006 for between $15 and $30.

It said tiny magnets inside the dolls and accessories can fall out, and the commission is aware of 170 reports of the small magnets coming out of the recalled toys.

The commission said that Polly Pocket magnetic play sets currently on store shelves are not included in the recall.

Consumers should contact Mattel to arrange for the return of the sets and to receive a voucher for a replacement toy of the customer’s choice, up to the value of the returned product, the commission said.

Mattel shares declined 7 cents to $23.25 in late morning trading.

Via Reuters, thanks to Bethany for the heads up.

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