Moza Magical Sticks and Balls Kits recalled due to ingestion hazard
- Starting date:
- August 23, 2021
- Posting date:
- August 23, 2021
- Type of communication:
- Consumer Product Recall
- Subcategory:
- Toys
- Source of recall:
- Health Canada
- Issue:
- Product Safety
- Audience:
- General Public
- Identification number:
- RA-76281
Last updated:
2021-08-27
Summary
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Product:
Moza Magical Sticks and Balls Kits. -
Issue:
Small powerful magnets can be easily swallowed by children resulting in considerable damage to the gastrointestinal tissues that can be serious and life- threatening. -
What to do:
Consumers should immediately take the recalled kit away from children and return the product to the company for a full refund.
Affected products
Moza Magical Sticks and Balls Kits
Product description
This recall involves Moza Magical Sticks and Balls Kits that come in a silver container with a set of 27 non-magnetic silver balls and 36 magnetic sticks.
Hazard identified
Small powerful magnets can be easily swallowed by children which can be very serious and life-threatening. Swallowing incidents have often resulted in considerable damage to the gastrointestinal tissues and required emergency surgical treatment. For survivors, there can be long-term health consequences.
As of August 8, 2021, the company has received no reports of incidents or injuries.
Number sold
The company reported that 1898 units of the affected product were sold in Canada.
Time period sold
The affected products were sold from September 2020 to June 2021.
Place of origin
Manufactured in China
Companies
- Distributor
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Zemba, Inc.
Irvine
UNITED STATES
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What you should do
Consumers should immediately take the recalled kit away from children and return the product to the company for a full refund.
For more information, consumers may contact Zemba Inc by email at support@mozaworld.com. To receive a refund please send the product back to the following address:
Zemba, Inc.
346 Santa Louisa
Irvine CA 92614
USA.
Please note that the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act prohibits recalled products from being redistributed, sold or even given away in Canada.
Health Canada would like to remind Canadians to report any health or safety incidents related to the use of this product or any other consumer product or cosmetic by filling out the Consumer Product Incident Report Form.
This recall is also posted on the OECD Global Portal on Product Recalls website. You can visit this site for more information on other international consumer product recalls.