Zen Magnets Wins CPSC Case
while &quot;war on magnets&quot; may sound silly at first, it is hard to not see the rationale behind it.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.aap.org&#x2F;en-us&#x2F;advocacy-and-policy&#x2F;federal-advocacy&#x2F;Pages&#x2F;AAP-Alerts-Pediatricians-to-Dangers-of-Magnet-Ingestions.aspx" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.aap.org&#x2F;en-us&#x2F;advocacy-and-policy&#x2F;federal-advoca...</a><p>&quot; Although these products are labeled and designed for adults, they can easily find their way into the hands and mouths of children.&quot;<p>Also a fact sheet from the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition - 
<a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.naspghan.org&#x2F;files&#x2F;documents&#x2F;pdfs&#x2F;advocacy&#x2F;2013&#x2F;NASPGHAN Magnet Ingestion Fact Sheet 2013.pdf" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.naspghan.org&#x2F;files&#x2F;documents&#x2F;pdfs&#x2F;advocacy&#x2F;2013&#x2F;N...</a><p>I mean nobody keeps rat poison in the open on the desk. If you look at statistics (<a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov&#x2F;pubmed&#x2F;24791640" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov&#x2F;pubmed&#x2F;24791640</a> - quarter of the cases require intervention, and half of those cases are small magnets) the swallowing of those magnets somewhat comparable to swallowing of a rat poison (out of about 10K+ cases&#x2F;years, about 1&#x2F;3 is treated medically).<p>And there are those fury curious vacuums that only look like a labrador or a poodle - one can only hope that their owners pay enough attention.