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Polly Pocket Magnetic Play Set Recall

Below is the CPSC notice regarding the Polly Pocket magnetic play set recall. Tiny magnets in the Polly Pocket dolls and accessories can fall out and be swallowed by young children.  Pritzker | Ruohonen, a premier product liability law firm, is reprinting the CPSC recall as a public service. Pritzker | Ruohonen is recognized nationally in the area of product recalls and recently settled an injury case involving a recalled product for $3,750,000. Lawyer Fred Pritzker has been practicing law for 30 years and was selected by other lawyers for inclusion in the 2005-2006 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. To contact a lawyer at Pritzker | Ruohonen, call toll-free at 1-888-377-8900, e-mail Fred Pritzker at info@pritzkerlaw.com, or fill in our online-consultation form.

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CPSC Recall Announcement: Serious Injuries Prompt Recall of Mattel’s Polly Pocket Magnetic Play Sets
November 21, 2006 – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Mattel Inc., today announced a voluntary recall of Polly Pocket magnetic play sets. Consumers should stop using the recalled Polly Pocket toys immediately.

Name of Products: Polly Pocket dolls and accessories with magnets
Units: About 2.4 million Polly Pocket magnetic playsets (an additional 2 million play sets were sold worldwide)
Importer: Mattel Inc., of El Segundo, Calif.
Hazard: Tiny magnets inside the Polly Pocket dolls and accessories can fall out undetected by parents and caregivers. The magnets can be swallowed, aspirated by young children or placed by a child in their nose or ears. When more than one magnet is swallowed, the magnets can attract each other and cause intestinal perforation, infection or blockage, which can be fatal. Aspiration to the lungs requires immediate surgery. Magnets placed in the nose or ears can cause swelling and be difficult to remove.
Incidents/Injuries: CPSC is aware of 170 reports of the small magnets coming out of these recalled Polly Pocket toys. There were three reports of serious injuries to children who swallowed more than one magnet. All three suffered intestinal perforations that required surgery. A 2-year-old child was hospitalized for seven days and a 7-year-old child was hospitalized for 12 days. An 8-year-old child was also hospitalized.
Description: The recalled Polly Pocket magnetic play sets contain plastic Polly Pocket dolls and accessories that have small magnets. The magnets measure 1/8 inch in diameter and are imbedded in the hands and feet of some dolls, and in the plastic clothing, hair pieces and other accessories to help the pieces attach to the Polly Pocket doll or to the doll’s house. The model number is printed on the bottom of the largest pieces on some of the play sets. Contact Mattel if you cannot find a model number on your product to determine if it is part of the recall. Polly Pocket magnetic play sets currently on store shelves are not included in this recall.

Recalled Polly Pocket Magnetic Play Sets:

• 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

Sold at: The recalled Polly Pocket magnetic play sets were sold at discount department stores and toy stores from May 2003 through September 2006 for between $15 and $30.
Manufactured in: China
Remedy: [If your child swallowed a magnet or magnets, stuffed magnets in his or her ear or nose, or has been injured in any way by a magnet from a recalled Polly Pocket magnetic play set, you should contact the lawyers at Pritzker | Ruohonen immediately.  Do not return the Polly Pocket toys to a retailer or to Mattel.  Your attorney will contact Mattel on your behalf. ]  Consumers should immediately take these recalled toys away from children and contact Mattel [not if your child was injured] 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.

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