Appeals Court Halts Enforcement of CPSC Safety Standard for Magnet Sets

Enforcement of the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s mandatory standard for magnet sets is on hold, after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit on April 1 issued a stay at the request of a magnet importer. Zen Magnets is challenging the final rule CPSC issued in October setting the standard (see 14100214), which was set to take effect April 1. The safety standard limits the strength of magnets that can fit inside CPSC’s small parts cylinder. Zen Magnets says it is the only remaining U.S. distributor of the magnet sets regulated by CPSC’s final rule, after enforcement efforts by the agency caused several companies to stop selling them or go out of business (see 12122017 and 14051419).