A new law requires more secure battery compartments, but gaps remain. Here’s how to keep your family safe. Button cell, or coin cell, batteries are ubiquitous in toys and household products. They’re ...

A "button cell" battery is held between a thumb and index finger. If small children swallow them, the batteries can get stuck in the esophagus and cause life-threatening injuries. (Stephanie Pilick / ...

CLEVELAND — Look around your house. Chances are you've got toys and other household items powered by those tiny button-size batteries. What you may not know is that they’re potentially deadly if ...

Authorities will be keeping a close eye on toys sold at the Perth Royal Show this weekend as parents are warned on a ...

Look around your house. Chances are you've got toys and other household items powered by those tiny button-size batteries. What you may not know is that they’re potentially deadly if swallowed. A new ...

PUTTING YOUR FAMILY AT RISK. BUTTON AND COIN CELL BATTERIES ARE TINY BUT POWERFUL. YOU CAN FIND THEM IN EVERYTHING FROM TEA LIGHTS TO TOYS AND IN THE HANDS OF YOUNG CHILDREN. THEY’RE UNIQUELY ...

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ATLANTA — Despite new safety laws aimed at protecting children, button and coin cell batteries remain a potentially deadly hazard. A Consumer Reports investigation found that many household items ...

Lynchburg, VA - The assistant manager at Batteries Plus warns parents and grandparents of the potential danger of small batteries used to operate toys they'll give to children over the holidays. The ...

The Oklahoma Poison Center released a statement on Monday urging parents to secure button batteries before the holidays. “Especially this time of year, batteries come along with gifts. A lot of our ...

Kasey Allen has been raising awareness for the dangers of button batteries after her son swallowed one Kasey Allen (2) Kasey Allen's son, Asa, accidentally swallowed a button battery in October 2023 ...