CPSC Seeks Input on Button Battery Rules
Published Date: 6/15/2026
Notice
Summary
The Consumer Product Safety Commission is asking for your thoughts on continuing to collect info about safety rules for button cell batteries and products that use them. This affects companies making or selling these batteries and products, helping keep kids and everyone safe. Comments are open until August 14, 2026, and there’s no new cost—just a chance to share your voice!
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Annual Burden on Battery Makers
If you manufacture or import button cell batteries or products that use them, you are subject to an information collection that the CPSC estimates will cover 15,363 entities. CPSC estimates an average of 3 responses per entity per year at 2.5 hours per response (115,222.5 total hours) and an estimated annual cost of about $5,642,445.83.
Child-Safe Battery Labeling Rules
If you have young children (age 6 or under), products and batteries must meet performance and labeling rules requiring child-resistant battery compartments and warning labels on product packaging and manuals. These rules are intended to reduce injuries and deaths from children ingesting button cell or coin batteries.
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