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<p>The UK has a comprehensive consumer safety and protection regulatory framework
that covers button batteries, with obligations on producers, manufacturers, importers
and distributors to ensure their products are safe before they are placed on the market.</p><p>
</p><p>The safety of button batteries is regulated by the General Product Safety Regulations
2005 (GPSR) and there are specific requirements on button batteries used in toys under
the Toys (Safety) Regulations 2011.</p><p> </p><p>The Government commissioned the
British Standards Institution (BSI) to publish a Publicly Available Specification
(PAS) standard on the safe use of button batteries. Developed with technical experts
drawn from a wide range of stakeholders including consumers and businesses, it was
published on 30 April this year and specifies safety requirements for button and coin
batteries to mitigate the risk of ingestion.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue to work
with stakeholders and other interested parties to assess how technologies such as
bittering agents and any other options available can be used to enhance safety.</p>
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