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Deadly button batteries still on sale despite safety improvements

Original: Technology has made button batteries safer but deadly ones still being sold, Consumer Reports finds

Consumer Reports has found that while newer button cell batteries include safety features such as bitter coatings and child-resistant packaging, some versions lacking these protections are still being sold. The report highlights the ongoing risk small lithium coin batteries pose to children, who can suffer severe internal burns if swallowed. The findings are prompting calls for stronger standards and safer designs across the industry.

Why now: Consumer Reports' new findings highlight that hazardous older-style button batteries remain widely available despite industry safety advances.

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• Technology has made button batteries safer but deadly ones still being sold, Consumer Reports finds · News4JAX

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