Sec. 2. Findings
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Congress makes the following findings: Small, high-powered magnets are commonly sold in sets of 200 or more individual magnets. Small, high-powered magnets pose a hidden hazard to infants, children, and teens. When two or more high-powered magnets are ingested, the force (or flux) allows magnets to find each other across or between different segments of the digestive system. When magnets connect across or between different segments of the digestive system, the result can be perforations, abscesses, or fistulas in the bowel.
Sometimes, the magnetic force causes the intestines to twist, cutting off blood supply and leading to bowel necrosis. Ingestion of two or more high-powered magnets confers a high risk of abdominal catastrophe and death. Children almost universally require high-cost medical intervention following high-powered magnet ingestions. Evidence does not exist that warning information will sufficiently reduce the hazard associated with the ingestion of small, high-powered magnets from magnet sets.
The absence of regulatory action to reinstate standards for small, high-powered magnet sets requires legislative action.