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A place to post product recalls. Recalls can be national or local, even just one store down the street. Nor are they limited to one country, if a product is declared unsafe by the government or the maker, share it here.

Title should reflect what's being recalled, body should say where and/or have a link to the announcement.

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[–] glimse@lemmy.world 82 points 8 months ago (2 children)

I'll save you a click: they're being recalled, of course, because people are eating them.

[–] WarmSoda@lemm.ee 22 points 8 months ago (1 children)

And our species beat out all the other hominids

[–] ImplyingImplications@lemmy.ca 12 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Imagine how dumb Neanderthals must have been.

[–] labsin@sh.itjust.works 15 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Their brain was bigger and took longer to fully mature so it could be that Neanderthals were smarter and would not be stupid enough to eat magnets.

Maybe we were more social or aggressive, wasted less energy or they were just absorbed or killed by our species.

[–] WarmSoda@lemm.ee 2 points 8 months ago

Mr Life of the Party over here

[–] WarmSoda@lemm.ee 4 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Probably ate colored non-ferrous rocks

[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 41 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Didn't we do this already? I remember a big bruhaha about legislation banning tiny magnets as toys. Is '24 going to be the year of the rerun?

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.ml 5 points 8 months ago

Reality is like Hollywood, just recycling old ideas at this point.

[–] Sharpiemarker@startrek.website 40 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

This isn't a new issue. Buckyballs have been on our radar for years. I bought some in 2015 and when I got mine there were warnings about not eating them as they can magnet inside the body and pinch intestines and whatnot.

[–] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 23 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Buckyballs are amazing. You can make some really neat shapes and the taste is delicious.

[–] RagingRobot@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

It doesn't taste like pinching to me!

[–] ObsidianZed@lemmy.world 8 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Yep, I got some then and I thought they had shutdown due to this, but then I noticed here a couple years ago that they made a comeback, and I got some more...

[–] Sharpiemarker@startrek.website 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Even though they were banned for a while, you could always get them from China on places like AliExpress and wish.

[–] ObsidianZed@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

Oh sure, but Buckyballs themselves have since comeback so perhaps the ban was lifted or for a limited time.

[–] Aux@lemmy.world 27 points 8 months ago (1 children)

And that's why we can't have nice things - too many retards are alive and somehow we need to protect them from themselves at the expense of everyone else.

[–] JackiesFridge@lemmy.world 13 points 8 months ago (2 children)

I agree with the sentiment but would request not using the r-word. There are plenty of other pejoratives available.

[–] Aux@lemmy.world 13 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Go back to Reddit with this crap.

[–] TIMMAY@lemmy.world 10 points 8 months ago

wow shame on you dude

[–] JackiesFridge@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Thanks for making Lemmy the new Reddit.

[–] Aux@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

You replied to the wrong comment.

[–] crane228@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Agreed, it is very retarded to use such word and it shouldn't

[–] JackiesFridge@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Oh to be 11 and edgy again

[–] CADmonkey@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Could be worse. They could be your age and getting offended about a word they read online.

[–] JackiesFridge@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I'm not offended, I just don't punch down by using slurs directed at marginalised groups. When you grow up you'll understand.

[–] CADmonkey@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Lol, get a load of this retard.

[–] JackiesFridge@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

You French kiss your mother with that mouth? Shame

[–] MintyAnt@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

Do words have meaning to ourselves?

[–] plz1@lemmy.world 18 points 8 months ago (3 children)

I thought these were banned in the US quite a few years ago for the same reason…

[–] MrPhibb@reddthat.com 4 points 8 months ago

So did I, so I was surprised to see the recall

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[–] fossphi@lemm.ee 16 points 8 months ago (1 children)

The problem is when you eat more than one, right?

[–] Everythingispenguins@lemmy.world 17 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Or just one and any ferrous object. It is good to have options.

[–] fossphi@lemm.ee 2 points 8 months ago (2 children)

True that. But are there really that many magnetically reacting food objects?

[–] CoolGirl586@lemmy.world 9 points 8 months ago (1 children)

They already ate a magnet. Other non foods aren't off the table.

[–] fossphi@lemm.ee 3 points 8 months ago

Off the table, into the mouth

[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 14 points 8 months ago (3 children)

I feel like I read this story every year. When will retailers learn?

[–] hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

When will people learn? I feel like you can't blame retailers for people eating magnets...

But then again, 'muricans. I guess retailers should know their audience

[–] A7thStone@lemmy.world 9 points 8 months ago

When they start losing money.

[–] wildcardology@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

Yeah they need to learn that people are dumb.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.ml 9 points 8 months ago (1 children)

You're not supposed to eat them... SMH my head

[–] ramenshaman@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago (1 children)

SMH my head

Shaking my head my head.

[–] meliaesc@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago

He's had one too many magnet snacks

[–] ticoombs@reddthat.com 2 points 8 months ago

Post locked due to people not being humans.

[–] dodeca@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

The first time I saw a meme with SMH in it, I somehow interpreted it as So Much Hate. In that meme, and many others honestly, I think it fits.

[–] wetferret@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

I don't get wanting to eat pieces of metal, but I can totally understand why kids were eating tide pods. Those things look delicious!