Thames and Kosmos Ooze Labs Magnetic Slime

Official notice

29 Jul 2018

Last checked

29 Jul 2018

High riskACCC

An official ACCC notice concerns Thames and Kosmos Ooze Labs Magnetic Slime. If a child swallows the magnet and another magnetic object there is a risk they may stick together across the child's intestinal wall or other digestive tissue, which can lead to internal injuries or even death. The magnet may also pose a choking hazard to small children (small parts). Published 2018-07-29.

What to do now

Consumers should return the product to the place of purchase for a full refund. For further information consumers can contact Science & Nature on 1300 991 619.

Recall number

95e00889-e282-4581-b750-5378fe3a29d3

Official notice

2018-07-29

The hazard

If a child swallows the magnet and another magnetic object there is a risk they may stick together across the child's intestinal wall or other digestive tissue, which can lead to internal injuries or even death. The magnet may also pose a choking hazard to small children (small parts).

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Affected products

Product 1

Plastic test tube with purple cap. The test tube contains a magnetic slime powder for making the slime and a magnet that is enclosed in a bird shaped plastic mould that is around 3cm long.

Risk / hazard

If a child swallows the magnet and another magnetic object there is a risk they may stick together across the child's intestinal wall or other digestive tissue, which can lead to internal injuries or even death. The magnet may also pose a choking hazard to small children (small parts).

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

AU · Australia

Affected area 1

AU · Australia

Source & status

Source

Tier

beta

Category

KIDS

Classification

Learning and activity toys, Toys that are magnetic

App estimate

high

Recall details

Recall number

95e00889-e282-4581-b750-5378fe3a29d3

Classification

Learning and activity toys, Toys that are magnetic

Source tier

beta

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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