Do Warning Labels on High-Powered Magnets Prevent Child Injury?
Do Warning Labels on High-Powered Magnets Prevent Child Injury? https://pediatricsnationwide.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/AdobeStock_51092262-1024x521.jpeg 1024 521 Laura Dattner https://pediatricsnationwide.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/LauraDattner-web-002.jpg
A recent study suggests parents often don’t notice or read warning labels on high powered magnets. They also perceive these products as children’s toys, despite FDA rules against marketing them to children under age 14 years. High-powered magnet products are made of rare-earth metals, usually neodymium, that is up to 30 times more powerful than…