06/12/2025
⚠️ Button Battery Warning ⚠️ Perhaps you are very careful not to buy toys with button batteries, but many common items in your home also contain them, which means there is always a risk that they could be accessible to your child.
Button batteries are small, shiny and just the kind of item that a toddler or small child might pop in their mouth or easily swallow. If swallowed, they can get stuck in the food pipe, where saliva creates a chemical reaction that produces caustic soda. This can cause severe internal burns, internal bleeding, and in extreme cases, death.
We have highlighted a few items in this carousel that can contain button batteries. Take a look around your home to spot where you might find them 👀 And here are some top tips for helping keep them out of your little ones' hands and mouth:
Make sure all the battery compartments are secure and unable to be opened by a small child.
Think about where you store your replacement batteries for these items. Are they completely out of reach for children?
When you are changing batteries, what do you do with the old ones? Make sure you immediately put them somewhere secure and don't leave them lying around or forget about them. We advise always taking old batteries to a recycling centre so they don't make their way to landfill.
Button batteries are everywhere, even in surprising places, so it’s super important to know the dangers, assess your risks at home and mitigate as far as possible.
