Product Regulators’ Magnet Safety Rule Beats 10th Cir. Challenge

A rule establishing safety standards for high-powered magnets was supported by substantial evidence, a federal appeals court said Monday.

The US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit said Magnetsafety.org and hobby industry associations misinterpreted the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s data analysis underpinning the rule. The court also said the commission’s structure was constitutional.

The rule affects high-powered separable magnets often found in jewelry sets and stress relief products. It’s the second version of the rule, because the Tenth Circuit struck down a similar one in 2016. The court previously said the agency overrelied on injury reports where the connection ...