The Consumer Product Safety Commission estimates there were more than 54,000 ER visits and at least 25 deaths attributed to button batteries from 2011 to 2021. How do children get ahold of these ...

Despite their small size, these batteries can be powerful and potentially deadly if swallowed, especially by young children.

The Consumer Reports investigation evaluated 31 products powered by button batteries and discovered significant safety concerns.

A new law is supposed to protect children ... “If you find anything in your home that takes button batteries and it has a battery compartment that pops open really easily with just like one ...

A new law is supposed to protect children ... and household items that they looked at had button batteries that were dangerously accessible. The battery compartments on five products opened ...

A new law is supposed to protect children ... and household items that they looked at had button batteries that were dangerously accessible. The battery compartments on five products opened ...

AirTags imported to the US after March 19th, 2024, which was when the law, known as ... change an AirTag battery so that they include “a warning about the hazards of button and coin cell ...

This violation of Reese’s Law ... inside the battery compartment and on the product packaging, highlight the severe risks associated with children swallowing small button or coin batteries.

Apple's item tracker now features additional warnings about it's potential battery hazards. The law is centered around preventing 'life threatening ingestion of button cell or coin batteries'.