“I don’t even know exactly what toy it was, what doll or what accessory or whatever,” recalls the careworn father.  “It was just one of those thousand little pieces that make up the ‘complete’ set for the doll, and who cares that it has a little magnet on the back that makes it attach to some little thing on some little place on the doll?”  Dad shakes his head sadly.

“The box says nothing; the toy has no warning label.  There’s no big sign that broadcasts ‘Adult Supervision Required’.  It’s just a silly little doll.”  Dad tries to control tears welling-up in his eyes.  “At least, it’s just a silly little doll until my little girl swallows that dangerous magnetic piece and somehow the magnet in it ravages her entire system.  Digestive system, central nervous system, endocrine system—the magnet somehow (more…)