16 CFR § 1262.3 - Requirements.

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title: "16 CFR § 1262.3 - Requirements."
title_number: 16
title_name: "Commercial Practices"
section_number: "1262.3"
section_name: "Requirements."
chapter_name: "CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY ACT REGULATIONS"
part_number: "1262"
part_name: "SAFETY STANDARD FOR MAGNETS"
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last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "15 U.S.C. 2056, 2058."
regulatory_source: "87 FR 57789, Sept. 21, 2022, unless otherwise noted."
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# 1262.3 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 50 kG
<sup>2</sup> mm
<sup>2</sup> when tested in accordance with the method described in § 1262.4.