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A place to post product recalls. Recalls can be national or local, even just one store down the street. Nor are they limited to one country, if a product is declared unsafe by the government or the maker, share it here.

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Tiny magnetic balls sold by Walmart recalled; regulators cite 7 dead and thousands hospitalized (www.nbcnews.com)

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[–] [email protected] 40 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

This isn't a new issue. Buckyballs have been on our radar for years. I bought some in 2015 and when I got mine there were warnings about not eating them as they can magnet inside the body and pinch intestines and whatnot.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Buckyballs are amazing. You can make some really neat shapes and the taste is delicious.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

It doesn't taste like pinching to me!

[–] [email protected] 8 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Yep, I got some then and I thought they had shutdown due to this, but then I noticed here a couple years ago that they made a comeback, and I got some more...

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Even though they were banned for a while, you could always get them from China on places like AliExpress and wish.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Oh sure, but Buckyballs themselves have since comeback so perhaps the ban was lifted or for a limited time.