Products with button batteries FAQ on compliance report handling on Amazon Australia

 In Australia, button batteries have caused serious injuries or even deaths to children, with more than one child suffering serious injuries every month from swallowing or inserting batteries. These batteries are found in a large number of common consumer goods, such as toys, remote controls, watches, digital kitchen scales and thermometers. Once swallowed, it will cause serious harm to children, so the supplier must ensure that the relevant products are compliant.

According to mandatory safety and information standards, products must have safe battery warehouses to prevent children from contacting the battery, and the manufacturer must conduct compliance tests, provide child safety packaging, and place additional warnings and emergency recommendations on the packaging and instructions. The standard was launched in December 2020 with an 18-month transition period and will be officially enforced on June 22,2022. Companies that supply button batteries that do not meet mandatory standards or products that contain button batteries may be subject to huge penalties and removal recalls.

Products with button batteries FAQ on compliance report handling on Amazon Australia

1. Which products are in the control range?

All consumer electronics products, as long as they contain button batteries, are regulated.

2. Can I apply for a waiver?

Officials list the following exemptions:

a. For professional equipment, such as laboratory equipment, scientific research equipment, and products not used for mass consumption and contact.

b. For hearing aids or hearing aid accessories

c. For commercial use or no more than 600V of office equipment

d. Audio and video components containing button batteries can be fixed in a place by welding and cannot be easily removed.

e. Products that have been sold in the Australian market before the regulation came into force.

3. Is there a designated laboratory?

It is best for the manufacturer or supplier to choose an ISO / IEC 17025 qualified laboratory for testing, or to conduct independent testing to ensure that the product testing process is compliant and accurate.

4. What are the standards?

According to different products, if there is a specific industry product standard, the standard is selected, and if there is no specific industry standard, the general standard is recommended.

The AS / NZS / IEC / UL standards are currently officially recommended in Australia. IEC 60086-4 or IEC 60086-5.

5. What should you be warned of?

a. Consumer goods (products including button / coin batteries) must have packaging warning;

b. Button / coin battery must have a packaging warning mark + stay away from the child mark.

Australian authorities also recommend suppliers to warn in the product instructions, listing the contact information of the Australian Poisoning Information Center on the package, guiding how to safely waste batteries, and permanently marking the words "stay away from children" if the product itself allows.

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