Magnet Sets into USA shall meet New Federal Safety Standard

September 25, 2014, WASHINGTON, D.C. –To protect the safety of consumers, especially young children teenagers, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission voted to approve a new national safety standard for magnet sets –16 CFR 1240.

16 CFR 1240 specifies that magnet sets containing a magnet that fits completely within the cylinder described in 16 CFR 1501.4,must have a flux index of 50 or less when tested in accordance with the method described in ASTM F963-11.

Magnet set means any aggregation of separable, permanent, magnetic objects that is a consumer product intended or marketed by the manufacturer primarily as a manipulative or construction desk toy for general entertainment, such as puzzle working, sculpture building, mental stimulation, or stress relief.

The new standard will take effort in on April 1, 2015.