Government Immorally Bans Magnet Spheres; Zen Vows to Fight

Posted by on Oct 17, 2014 in Syndicated Via The Objective Standard By Ari Armstrong Published OCT. 17, 2014 “On September 24, the CPSC [Consumer Product Safety Commission] commissioners voted 4-0 to ban small, high-powered magnets,” Melanie Asmar reports for Westword. The CPSC has already driven almost every U.S. seller of these magnets out of businesses, including, most infamously, Buckyballs. Now a single company, Zen Magnets,...
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Last Maker of Strong Magnets Deemed Hazard to Children Fights Safety Ban

Posted by on Oct 14, 2014 in Syndicated Via New York Times By RACHEL ABRAMS Published OCT. 2, 2014 Buckyballs are dead — banned by federal authorities as a threat to children who might ingest them. But Shihan Qu is waging a lonely battle to save his version of the powerful little magnetic toys. Mr. Qu is the only manufacturer still fighting the Consumer Product Safety Commission, which has demanded that Buckyballs and similar magnets...
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