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 ...
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 / ...
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — As the holiday season approaches, many toys and decorations use small – but powerful – button cell batteries, which can be hazardous to children. Parents need to remain vigilant ...
New regulations from the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) are set to go into effect on March 19, 2024, for manufacturers and importers of consumer products containing button cell and coin ...
Thousands of Kori Gey water elf toy kits sold on Amazon have been recalled because they use a button cell battery that can be ...
This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. JOPLIN, Mo. (KSNF) — Battery maker Energizer ...
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 ...
Children can suffer serious or deadly injuries after swallowing button batteries, which power a wide range of household items. Physicians say serious injury can happen within two hours, sometimes ...
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 ...
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