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Old 2014-09-30, 7:01am
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Question for you all...

I am making some things for an upcoming bazaar and they involve rare earth magnets...which would be worn on a shirt.

Do you think I should include a disclaimer regarding people who have pacemakers or internal defibrilators? The manufacturer said they were standard rare earth magnets and issued no MSDS or other warnings, etc. I am a bit leary of selling something without one...what would you do?

Thanks for your input!
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Old 2014-09-30, 7:05am
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Good call Gail. My hubby has an ICD and these could possibly pose a problem.

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Old 2014-09-30, 8:46am
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Maybe include not for use with children (danger if swallowed has been reported with magnets) too?
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Old 2014-09-30, 12:10pm
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I've been reading that they can pose problems to pregnant women, people with internal defibrillators, and pacemakers...good gravey I wouldn't want to hurt anyone!

I wrote the company and all they wrote back was: The product uses a standard Rare magnet magnet. We don't issue information on the magnetic field or safety warnings concerning this product.

I have since written them back and asked for the gauss and/or tesla spec. Will see if they are able to give me any more information or not.

Seems a bit short-sighted in my opinion....think I will play it safe and make up a little card to pop in the bag with any sale.
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Old 2014-10-02, 7:29am
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Maybe just a more prominent sign stating "some products contain magnets" or "this product contains a rare earth magnet" that should be sufficient I would think.
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