**News from CPSC**

**U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission**

**Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, D.C. 20207**

### For Immediate Release Firm's Recall Hotline: (888)597-6597

**August 14, 2007 CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772**

**Release #07-269 CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908**

Mattel Recalls Batman™ and One Piece™ Magnetic Action Figure Sets Due To
Magnets Coming Loose

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in
cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary
recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using
recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. (To access
color photos of the following recalled products, see CPSC's Web site at
[www.cpsc.gov](http://www.cpsc.gov/).)

**Name of Product:** Batman™ and One Piece™ magnetic action figure sets

**Units:** About 345,000

**Importer:** Mattel Inc., of El Segundo, Calif.

**Hazard:** Small, powerful magnets inside the accessories of the toy
figures can fall out and be swallowed or aspirated by young children. If
more than one magnet is swallowed, they can attract inside the body and
cause intestinal perforation, infection or blockage which can be fatal.

**Incidents/Injuries:** The firm is aware of 21 incidents where a magnet
fell out of the toy figure, including a case of a 3-year-old boy who was
found with a magnet in his mouth. The boy did not swallow the magnet and
no injuries have been reported to Mattel and CPSC.

**Description:** The recalled Batman™ toys include:

-   The Batman™ Magna Battle Armor™ Batman™ figure with model number
    J1944,

-   The Batman™ Magna Fight Wing™ Batman™ figure with model number
    J1946,

-   The Batman™ Secret ID™ figure with model number J5114, and

-   The Batman™ Flying Fox™ figure with model number J5115.

> The seven inch tall action figures include the Batman logo on the
> front and include magnetic accessories. The model number is located on
> the lower right corner of the tag which is sewn to the figure.

The recalled One Piece™ toy is:

-   One Piece™ Triple Slash Zolo Roronoa™ figure with model number
    J4142.

> The 5 ½ inch tall action figure has green hair, black pants, and has
> magnets in his hands which connect to magnets on various swords that
> the figure can hold. The model number is printed on the back of the
> action figure's left leg.

**Sold at:** Discount department stores and toy stores nationwide from
June 2006 through June 2007 for about \$11.

**Manufactured in:** China

**Remedy:** Consumers should immediately stop using the toy and contact
Mattel for instructions on how to return it to receive a free
replacement toy.

**Customer Contact:** For additional information, contact Mattel
toll-free (888) 597-6597 anytime or visit the firm's Web site at
[www.service.mattel.com](http://www.service.mattel.com/).

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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting
the public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from more
than 15,000 types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction.
Deaths, injuries and property damage from consumer product incidents
cost the nation more than \$700 billion annually. The CPSC is committed
to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire,
electrical, chemical, or mechanical hazard. The CPSC's work to ensure
the safety of consumer products - such as toys, cribs, power tools,
cigarette lighters, and household chemicals -- contributed significantly
to the 30 percent decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated
with consumer products over the past 30 years.

To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury, call CPSC's
hotline at (800) 638-2772 or CPSC's teletypewriter at (800) 638-8270 or
visit CPSC's Web site at
[www.cpsc.gov/talk.html](http://www.cpsc.gov/talk.html). Consumers can
obtain this release and recall information at CPSC's Web site at
[www.cpsc.gov](http://www.cpsc.gov/).

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