Consumer Reports warns of button battery risks in household items

If you take a look around your house, chance are you have toys and other household items powered by tiny button-size ...
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Button battery safety warning

CHARLOTTE — 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 ...

When it comes to discarding used batteries, there’s a right way and a dangerous way

Batteries are considered hazardous and require special handling. The good news is they can be recycled for free ...
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Button batteries: How to keep kids safe

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) - Each year nearly 3,000 children are treated in emergency rooms after ingesting a button battery, according to the National Safety Council. Button batteries are roughly the size ...
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On Your Side: Safety reminder for those batteries when it comes to children’s toys

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) — From small parts to batteries and even suggested ages for toys, there is a lot to keep in mind when it comes to presents for families and kids’ safety. One of the most common ...
Consumer Reports

One-Third of Toys and Household Items With Button-Sized Batteries CR Tested Pose a Hazard to Children

Cute strings of fairy lights, little flameless candles, goofy flashing headbands and dress-up clothes, and tons of toys that blink, beep, and buzz. Around the holidays especially, the market is awash ...
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Button Batteries: 5 Things You Need To Know From OK Poison Center

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 ...
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'These tiny batteries are in more products than you realize': If ingested by a child, they can be deadly

GREENSBORO, N.C. — A home kitchen scale from Greater Goods is being recalled. There is nothing wrong with the scale itself, but the battery compartment doesn't meet child resistance regulations. The ...
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Officials warn button batteries can be harmful to children

PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. — Button batteries can be as large as a coin or as small as the tip of an eraser, and despite the small size they pose a serious health risk for children. The batteries are ...
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5 ON YOUR SIDE: Safety around button batteries

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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How button batteries endanger kids’ health

ENVIRONMENTAL group EcoWaste Coalition on Dec. 1 warned parents that button batteries used to power some toys may pose serious health risks to children. The group’s statement said that these button ...