Commentary & Analysis - Compliance & Risks

CPSC to develop standards for high powered magnets

Written by sarah-jane | Sep 7, 2012, 10:27:39 PM

The US Consumer Product Safety Commission intends to regulate small high-powered magnet sets. This follows a similar action by Australia in recent weeks.

The magnets are marketed not as toys but as sculptures, puzzles and stress-relievers and are labeled not suitable for children, but 70% of related injuries were to children aged between 4 and 12 years.