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Magnets can be dangerous when swallowed by children and young people. Please help us raise awareness of these dangers and keep strong magnets away from children.

Child in green top and dark trousers building castle out of brightly-coloured magnet toy tiles.

A pair of hands holding colourful round sweets in the left hand and brightly-coloured magnet balls in the right.

Study author Professor Nigel Hall wearing dark blue scrubs in hospital ward.

Our scientists have issued a warning to parents about the dangers of toys which contain magnets.

It follows our latest study which shows that hundreds of children have been hospitalised after swallowing them.

Read more here👉www.southampton.ac.uk/news/2025/05/childrenmag...

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