via Reason- watch the video:
"We are the first compay in 11 years who has said no to the U.S.
Consumer Products Safety Commission," says Craig Zucker, co-founder
and CEO of Maxfeild and Oberton, creators of the popular magnetic
desktoy Buckyballs.
Citing roughly two dozen instances in which these magnets were
swallowed by children and teenagers, the Consumer Products Safety
Commission recently filled a lawsuit
to recall and stop their sale. Zucker, however, is not backing
down. "We are not going to recall the product....We'll fight it
and we'll fight vigorously."
"Our packaging has five warnings on it, we don't sell to stores
that sell only children's products, and we don't sell to toy
stores," Zucker explained. "There is a level of personal
responsibility that comes into play when it comes to consumer
product safety."
Zucker sat down with Reason TV's Kennedy to discuss the recall,
the bullying tactics employed by the CPSC, and how they are pushing
back with their "Save Our Balls"
campaign.
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