

Ban the sale of magnet toys/ball magnets


Ban the sale of magnet toys/ball magnets
The Issue
Ban the sale of all magnet toys and magnet balls due to the huge health risks they have when children swallow them. This seems to be a huge problem with the ongoing trend of fidget toys and magnets and I have seen multiple children seriously ill and in hospital for emergency operations to remove these magnets. If a child swallows magnets they can effectively burn holes in their intestines or bowels. The magnets stick together internally and through organs and tissues, and can cut off blood supply causing tissue to die.
Please don’t think that your child won’t swallow these as it’s very easily done. I have recently spent 16 days in hospital with my 12 year old son after having 2 operations due to some complications with the first due to him swallowing 54 of these balls! He came out very lucky!
I have heard of 5 children just this month in the same situation.
Please help me get these banned from sale for anyone under 18 years old as they are not toys and shouldn’t be around children of any age! Your help could save a child’s life.
The Issue
Ban the sale of all magnet toys and magnet balls due to the huge health risks they have when children swallow them. This seems to be a huge problem with the ongoing trend of fidget toys and magnets and I have seen multiple children seriously ill and in hospital for emergency operations to remove these magnets. If a child swallows magnets they can effectively burn holes in their intestines or bowels. The magnets stick together internally and through organs and tissues, and can cut off blood supply causing tissue to die.
Please don’t think that your child won’t swallow these as it’s very easily done. I have recently spent 16 days in hospital with my 12 year old son after having 2 operations due to some complications with the first due to him swallowing 54 of these balls! He came out very lucky!
I have heard of 5 children just this month in the same situation.
Please help me get these banned from sale for anyone under 18 years old as they are not toys and shouldn’t be around children of any age! Your help could save a child’s life.
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Petition created on 2 February 2021