Standard Specification for Marketing, Packaging, and Labeling Adult Magnet Sets Containing Small, Loose, Powerful Magnets (with a Flux Index ≥50 kG<sup >2</sup> mm<sup>2</sup>)

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1.1 This specification covers marketing, packaging, labeling, and warning requirements for adult magnet sets containing small, powerful magnets. It is aimed at minimizing the identified hazards to children and teens associated with ingesting small, powerful magnets that are intended for adults, that is, those persons 14 years of age and older.  
1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard. The values given in parentheses after SI units are provided for information only and are not considered standard.  
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety, health, and environmental practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.  
1.4 This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.

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ASTM F3458-21 - Standard Specification for Marketing, Packaging, and Labeling Adult Magnet Sets Containing Small, Loose, Powerful Magnets (with a Flux Index ≥50 kG<sup >2</sup> mm<sup>2</sup>)
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This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
Designation:F3458 −21
Standard Specification for
Marketing, Packaging, and Labeling Adult Magnet Sets
Containing Small, Loose, Powerful Magnets (with a Flux
2 2 1
Index$50kG mm )
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F3458; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope Age which Present Choking, Aspiration, or Ingestion
Hazards because of Small Parts
1.1 This specification covers marketing, packaging,
16 CFR 1500.121 Labeling requirement; prominence, place-
labeling, and warning requirements for adult magnet sets
ment and conspicuousness
containing small, powerful magnets. It is aimed at minimizing
16 CFR Part 1700 Poison Prevention Packaging
the identified hazards to children and teens associated with
21 U.S.C. Section 301 et. seq. Federal Food Drug and
ingesting small, powerful magnets that are intended for adults,
Cosmetics Act
that is, those persons 14 years of age and older.
1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as
3. Terminology
standard. The values given in parentheses after SI units are
3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
provided for information only and are not considered standard.
3.1.1 magnet set, n—aggregation of separable magnetic
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the
objects that are marketed or commonly used as a manipulative
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
or construction item for puzzle working, sculpture building,
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
mental stimulation, education, or stress relief.
priate safety, health, and environmental practices and deter-
3.1.2 permanent storage container, n—receptacle designed
mine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
to hold the magnet set when not in use.
1.4 This international standard was developed in accor-
3.1.3 small, powerful magnet, n—individual magnet of a
dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-
magnet set that is a small object (as measured in Section 6 and
ization established in the Decision on Principles for the
2 2
Fig. 1) and has a flux index ≥50 kG mm as determined in
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recom-
Section 6.
mendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical
Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
4. Instructional Literature
2. Referenced Documents
4.1 Instructions shall be provided with the product that are
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easy to read and understand, and are in the English language,
2.1 ASTM Standards:
at a minimum. These instructions shall include information on
D3359 Test Methods for Rating Adhesion by Tape Test
assembly, maintenance, cleaning, storage, and use.
F963 Consumer Safety Specification for Toy Safety
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4.2 The instructions shall include all of the warnings speci-
2.2 Federal Statutes and Standards:
fied in 8.7.
16 CFR 1501 Method for Identifying Toys and Other Ar-
ticles Intended for Use by Children under Three Years of
4.3 The instructions shall describe the manufacturer’s sug-
gested strategy for counting and storing magnets.
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4.4 The instructions shall describe typical hazard patterns,
This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F15 on
Consumer Products and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F15.77 on
including young children finding loose magnets and teens
Magnets.
putting magnets near their mouth or nose.
Current edition approved Feb. 15, 2021. Published March 2021. DOI: 10.1520/
F3458-21.
4.5 The instructions shall include an illustration of the
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
hazard as shown in Fig. 2. It is acceptable to use another
contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
illustration if the comparable meaning is conveyed.
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
the ASTM website.
4.6 The instructions shall warn the consumer to seek imme-
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Available from U.S. Government Printing Office, Superintendent of
diate medical care or to call the poison control center if it is
Documents, 732 N. Capitol St., NW, Washington, DC 20401-0001, http://
www.access.gpo.gov or http://www.govinfo.gov. possible that magnets have been ingested.
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