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US CPSC ISSUED FINAL RULE 16 CFR PART 1262 — SAFETY STANDARD FOR MAGNETS

On Sep 21, 2022, US CPSC issued the final rule 16 CFR 1262 - safety standard for magnet, to reduce or eliminate an unreasonable risk of death or injury to consumers who ingest one or more hazardous magnets from a subject magnet product. This rule is effective on October 21, 2022 and will apply to all subject magnet products manufactured after that date (for both children's magnet products and non-children's magnet products).

The rule establishes requirements for subject magnet products that are designed, marketed, or intended to be used for entertainment, jewelry (including children’s jewelry), mental stimulation, stress relief, or a combination of these purposes, and that contain one or more loose or separable magnets, but the subject products do not include magnet products sold and/or distributed solely to school educators, researchers, professionals, and/or commercial or industrial users exclusively for educational, research, professional, commercial, and/or industrial purposes.

Requirements:

Each loose or separable magnet in a subject magnet product that fits entirely within the cylinder described in 16 CFR 1501.4 must have a flux index of less than 50kG²mm² when tested in accordance with the method described in ASTM F963-17.

Exemption:

Toys that are subject to 16 CFR 1250, Safety Standard Mandating ASTM F963 for Toys.

For further details, please refer to the below link:
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2022-09-21/pdf/2022-20200.pdf