Rejected petition Calling for the ban of neodymium magnetic ball bearings in the UK

We are calling for the Government to ban in their entirety, these highly dangerous and life threatening magnetic beads that are sold as toys or stress busters but provide zero recreational or educational benefit but pose maximum risk to the health of both children and adults if swallowed.

More details

My 3 year old daughter swallowed 28 magnetic beads in a freak accident in March 2021. She was rushed to Great Ormond Street Hospital where she spent 10 days and had to have emergency bowel surgery to remove them. She is not alone. Many children and families have been affected by these magnets, those surviving all needing highly complex surgery of which the effects are potentially life altering.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

There’s already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.

You are more likely to get action on this issue if you sign and share a single petition.

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/592734

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.

Date submitted 15 September 2021
Get petition data (json format)

About petition data

The data shows the number of people who have signed the petition by country as well as in the constituency of each Member of Parliament. This data is available for all petitions on the site. It is not a list of people who have signed the petition. The only name that is shared on the site is that of the petition creator.