The Consumer Affairs Agency's Safety Investigation Commission said that Japan has no legislation to regulate manufacturing, sales, or imports, despite the accidental accidental swallowing of a tiny, powerful magnetic toy by a child. We have compiled a report requesting the government to consider regulations.
Accidental ingestion is caused by tiny and powerful magnet toys in the shape of spheres or cubes called magnet balls and magnet cubes, which are mainly sold to children as dozens of "magnet sets". It has been.
Eleven accidents were confirmed in the five years from January 2017 to 25th last month, and in some cases, a small hole was opened in the digestive organs by a swallowed magnet.
Most people swallowed up to 3 years old, and in some cases 37 accidentally swallowed.
According to the report, there is no law in Japan that regulates the manufacture, sale, and import of magnet toys, and there is a fact that they are sold without any indication of the risk of accidental ingestion. We are asking the country for such things.
Takehisa Nakagawa, chairman of the consumer accident style, said, "I want you to be aware that there is a risk of death in the worst case. Is important. "