A set of safety standards relating to the use of Button batteries introduced by the Australian Government was mandated in Australia from June 2022. This introduction of legislation has now been echoed in a number of countries. The size and shape of these batteries make it easy for them to become lodged in a child’s airway when swallowed. If leakage is present, tissue damage to major organs can occur; and they can also emit a voltage if placed in an orifice such as the ear or nose.
L'Australian Consumer Goods (Products containing button/ coin batteries) Safety Standard 2020 ha imposto che tutte le batterie a bottone o a moneta siano vendute con etichette di avvertimento adeguate per avvisare i consumatori ed educare il pubblico; inoltre, prescrive test di laboratorio per garantire che, in caso di uso o abuso ragionevole di oggetti contenenti le batterie, queste ultime rimangano inaccessibili.
