Lakeshore Learning has recalled about 18,500 magnetic maze boards because magnets could be exposed. If children swallow the detached magnets, the magnets could attract each other and cause potentially-fatal intestinal perforations.

The wooden magnetic maze board’s plastic wand can separate and expose a magnet. Potentially-fatal intestinal perforations can occur if a child has more than one of these toys and the magnets detach and are swallowed, allowing the magnets to attract each other.

Lakeshore has received ten reports of wands separating and magnets detaching. No injuries have been reported.

The wooden boards have a clear plastic sheet that covers small wooden or plastic pieces located inside a maze. A plastic wand containing a magnet in its tip is attached to the board by a cord. The wand is used to move items inside the maze. The top of the board reads: “Who’s Hiding in the Garden?,” “Who’s Hiding in the Ocean?,” “Magnetic Counting Maze,” “Magnetic Alphabet Board” or “My Community Magnetic Board.”

The boards were sold in Lakeshore Learning Materials stores nationwide, its catalogs and online at www.lakeshorelearning.com from January 2009 through May 2010 by single boards or in sets for between $30 and $40.

The boards were manufactured in China.

Consumers should immediately take this toy away from children and contact Lakeshore to receive a free replacement product. For additional information, contact Lakeshore Learning Materials at (800) 428-4414 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. PT Monday through Friday, or visit the company’s website at www.lakeshorelearning.com.