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CPSC Approves New Standard for Magnet Sets

The Consumer Product Safety Commission on Sept. 24 approved a new safety standard for high-powered magnet sets. Under the new standard approved by a unanimous vote, each individual magnet that is either part of a magnet set or is intended…

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for use as part of a magnet set must either be large enough that the magnet doesn’t fit into a CPSC small parts cylinder, or the magnetic force must be lower than a specified measure. The new standard will apply to magnets imported 180 days after the final rule is published in the Federal Register.