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Ref : EIC 111/2
21 October 2014
Dear Sirs,
Commercial Information Circular No. 929/2014
US : CPSC Issued New Safety Standard for Magnet Sets
The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced in the Federal Register (FR) of 3 October 2014 a final rule issuing a safety standard for magnet sets and individual magnets that are intended or marketed to be used with or as magnet sets. The effective date of the final rule is 1 April 2015.
DETAILS
2. Under the rule, if a magnet set contains a magnet that fits within the CPSC's small parts cylinder, each magnet in the magnet set must have a flux index of 50 kG2mm2or less. An individual magnet that is marketed or intended for use as part of a magnet set also must meet these requirements. The flux index is determined by the method described in ASTM F963-11, Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Toy Safety. For details, please refer to the FR notice at: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2014-10-03/pdf/2014-23341.pdf.
ENQUIRIES
3.For enquiries about the content of this circular, please contact Mr Lewis LAU at telephone number 2398 5405.
Yours faithfully,
(Miss Janice LAU)
for Director-General of Trade and Industry
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