-Australia with button battery products new regulations
01 button battery safety issues <<<<
in Australia, children have died from swallowing button batteries, and at least one child a month has been swallowed or inserted. Button/coin battery and serious injuries, resulting in permanent damage to some of these children, and millions of consumer products around the world contain button batteries.
Children may come into contact with button/coin batteries in a number of ways, including:
• Products with unsafe battery compartments;
• Button/coin battery packaging is not suitable for children;
• Poor quality products release button/coin batteries when dropped or damaged;
• Provide spare batteries in bulk in product packaging;
• The spare battery is not out of the reach of children;
• Incorrect disposal of used batteries.
02 new regulations issued <<<<
in December 2020, the Australian Government introduced four mandatory safety and information standards to reduce the risk of injury and death to children from contact with button/coin batteries. The standard applies to button and coin batteries and products containing them.
03 to be implemented <<<<
the ACCC (Australian Competition and Consumer Commission) is urging businesses that supply button batteries or products powered by button batteries to ensure they meet the new button battery safety standard before the law is enforced on June 22, 2022.
The ACCC is also calling on consumers to check for unsafe button battery products at home.
-- Content of new regulations
1. mandatory standards
• Standard 2020 for safety of consumer products (products containing button/coin cells)
• Standard 2020 for information on consumer products (products with button/coin cells)
• standard 2020 for Safety of Consumer Goods (Button/Coin Batteries)
• Consumer Product (Button/Coin Battery) Information Standard 2020
2. product range
security and Information Standards apply:
• Button/button cell.
• Products provided to consumers containing button/coin cells.
The requirements of the mandatory standard apply to button batteries and coin batteries, and specify requirements for all consumer products containing button/coin batteries, including storage containers and storage boxes and accessories for consumer products, such as remote controls containing button/coin batteries.
In addition, the standard also explains how the product and its packaging should be designed, as well as the warnings and safety information that must be provided.
Scope of 3. exemption
this standard does not apply:
second-hand goods sold to consumers before the standard became mandatory.
• Professional equipment that meets specific standards.
• Bulk button/coin batteries for professional use (according to specific standards).
-Audio-visual and ICT equipment, including button/coin cells welded in place.
• Products related to hearing aids and safety battery requirements, but these products are subject to warning requirements.
4. Mandatory Requirements
the Safety and Information Standard for Consumer Products Containing Button/Coin Batteries, which includes the following requirements for products containing button batteries:
• Consumer products containing button/coin batteries (consumer replaceable batteries) must have a secure battery compartment that prevents young children from opening it.
• Consumer products containing button/coin batteries, whether or not the battery is intended to be replaced, must be safe and must not release the battery under reasonably foreseeable conditions of use or misuse.
• Compliance testing must demonstrate that safety requirements have been met.
Warning requirements:
• A warning needs to be included on the packaging of consumer products with button/coin batteries and in the accompanying instructions. If consumer goods are not packaged or instructions are not provided, a warning message must be attached to or included in the consumer goods to remind consumers that the product contains button/coin batteries and that button/coin batteries pose a danger to children.
Button/Coin Battery The safety and information standard for coin batteries includes the following requirements:
• For all sizes of lithium chemical button/coin batteries, and lithium chemical button/coin batteries with a diameter of 16mm or more, the packaging must be child-proof.
• Compliance testing must demonstrate that child-resistant packaging requirements have been met.
• If multiple button/coin batteries are provided, the blister pack must be designed to release only one battery at a time.
• Any spare button/coin batteries supplied with the consumer product must be enclosed in child-resistant packaging if the battery is not pre-installed in a secure battery compartment.
Warning requirements:
• Lithium chemical coin cells with a diameter of 20mm and above must be marked with the internationally recognized "Do Not Touch by Children" symbol. The symbols must be clearly visible and have a diameter of at least 6mm.
Examples of internationally recognized "Do Not Touch for Children" signs
• Button/coin battery packaging must contain warnings and information to alert consumers of the hazards they pose to children and provide clear instructions on the actions to be taken if a child is suspected of swallowing or inserting the battery.
5. other warning recommendations
also included in the information standard are some suggested caveats that are not mandatory but are considered best practices:
1. Products with button cell
• Consumer products offered online should include a warning message in the product description to remind consumers that the product being purchased contains button/coin batteries and that button/coin batteries are dangerous.
• Add Australian Poison Information Centre contact information to the warning that should accompany consumer products containing button/coin cells.
• Consumer products with button/coin batteries should be provided with advice on how to safely dispose of batteries. While the ACCC strongly recommends that manufacturers and suppliers adopt these special warnings, they are not mandatory.
2. Button battery
• Button/coin batteries provided online should include a warning in the product description to alert consumers that button/coin batteries are dangerous.
• Button/coin battery packaging should include contact information for the Australian Poison Information Centre.
• Button/coin battery packaging should include advice on how to safely dispose of the battery.
• Where size permits, all button/coin batteries, including lithium batteries smaller than 20mm and all non-lithium button/coin batteries, shall be marked internationally recognized "Do Not Touch for Children" symbol.
6. execution time
there is an 18-month transition period after the new standard is introduced on December 21, 2020, giving suppliers time to make changes to products and packaging as required to comply with the new requirements.
The new standard will become mandatory on June 22, 2022 and suppliers must comply with the requirements of the standard.
-- Amazon requires
although the new regulations have not yet been formally enforced, Amazon Australia has already issued requirements for products containing button batteries or coin batteries.
Required content <<<<
according to Amazon's policy, products sold through Amazon's website containing button batteries or coin batteries must meet specified certification standards. If you sell such goods in Amazon Mall, the store must apply and submit the following information electronics-safety@amazon.com.au:
• Company name;
• Seller number;
• E-mail address;
• Telephone number;
• List of ASIN containing button batteries or coin batteries applied for sale;
• Picture of the label of the goods (see below for the relevant standards to be followed);
• A document issued by an officially recognized testing laboratory or agency certifying that the goods have been tested and meet the applicable standards listed in the table below:
this mandatory requirement from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) sets out the safety requirements for all consumer products containing buttons or coin cells, including storage containers and organisers.
This also applies to consumer accessories (such as remote controls) that contain button or coin batteries.
Consumer products containing button cells or coin cells must meet battery safety requirements and be tested for compliance.
All consumer products containing button or coin cells:
• Must bear clearly marked warnings and labels;
• The battery must be fixed;
• Do not release the battery during reasonably foreseeable use or misuse of the product.
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