Magnetic toys for kids can be fun and educational, but loose magnets or high-powered magnets can cause dangerous injuries or fatalities in children if they are swallowed.

Injuries from swallowing magnets are a growing problem among children and could lead to potentially life-threatening complications, researchers say. News Today's news ...

Despite more safety rules, kids around the world continue swallowing magnets, and the United States tops the list.. Magnet swallowing has posed a danger to kids in the U.S. for over a decade ...

The Consumer Product Safety Commission has a rule that applies to toys for kids up to age 14, requiring any magnet that is small enough to enter the body to be under 50 kg 2 mm 2 —in other words ...

Powerful magnets called big risk for kids, teens By David W Freeman November 11, 2011 / 11:01 AM EST / CBS News ...

Tiny, super-strong rare-earth magnets sold as toys were banned several years ago, but now some of them are back on the market landing kids in the emergency room. 24/7 Live Philadelphia ...

Pass it on: Powerful magnets pose risks for children if swallowed. This story was provided by MyHealthNewsDaily, a sister site to LiveScience. Follow Rachael Rettner on Twitter @RachaelRettner, ...

Magnet swallowing has posed a danger to kids in the U.S. for over a decade. Ingestions dropped in 2014 after the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission banned high-powered magnet sets.