A recent Consumer Reports evaluation of 31 toys and household items uncovered an alarming safety risk for children from button cell and coin cell batteries.
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Between 2011 and 2021, an estimated 54,300 emergency room visits and at least 25 deaths were attributed to button battery exposure, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission . An estimated 78% of those incidents involved children aged 6 or younger. Congress passed the law following tireless, impassioned advocacy from Reese’s mother, Trista, and the child safety advocacy organization she founded, Reese’s Purpose.After the law’s enactment, the CPSC created a safety standard mandating secure compartments for such batteries in many products and specific warning labels.
The letter highlights how easily accessible battery compartments can be, leaving children vulnerable to this preventable harm. To amplify its efforts, CR also launched acalling on the Toy Association, representing the toy industry in the United States, to support stronger battery safety standards for toys to better protect children from injury and death.
Home Depot told CR that the retailer has now stopped selling red tealights with an easy-to-open battery compartment after the safety risks were brought to their attention. Try to buy new products from reputable, recognized retailer brands that are more likely to be made of higher quality materials, and more likely to be designed with safety in mind.
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