| Monday Mega Brands recalled 1.3 million Magna-Man action figures and 1.1 million preschool toys called Magnetix Jr. and Magtastik. In all, there were 44 reports of magnets coming loose from these toys.
With Monday's action, more than 10 million Mega Brands products have been recalled for magnet hazards over the past two years. When the tiny, powerful magnets come loose and are swallowed, they can connect inside a child and rip through intestines.
Consumers who own any of the toys are eligible to receive a free replacement toy from Mega Brands.
Mega Brands is phasing out Magnetix and plans to launch a new line of magnetic construction toys called MagNext this summer. In the new toys, which the company developed with the help of testing lab Intertek, the magnets are more tightly encased with a stronger plastic. The pieces are too large to be swallowed by a child. | 
