(April 19, 2007)--A recall of some toy magnetic building sets has been expanded after more children swallowed the tiny magnets in the set and were seriously injured.

The expanded recall of the Magnetix building sets was announced Thursday by the Consumer Product Safety Commission.

A little over a year ago, Mega Brands recalled 3.8 million of the sets.

One child had died and four others were seriously injured after they swallowed the magnets.

The expanded recall involves an additional four million sets.

It now includes all of the Magnetix sets, except the ones sold in the past year with an age label of six and above and a warning label about the magnets.

Mega Brands says the newer sets better retain the magnets because of material and design changes.

In total, the company and the government know of one death, one aspiration of a magnet, and 27 intestinal injuries.

All but one of the cases required emergency surgery.

“CPSC is deeply concerned about the dangers that small, powerful magnets can pose to children if swallowed,” said CPSC Acting Chairman Nancy Nord.

“In order for any product recall to be effective in protecting consumers, we must significantly reduce incidents and injuries from occurring after the recall is announced.”

Consumers should contact Mega Brands for replacement toys.

For information they may call Mega Brands between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. CDT at (800) 779-7122.

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