On September 11, 2023, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) voted to adopt ANSI/UL 4200A-2023 “Button Battery or Coin Battery Product Safety Regulations” as a mandatory safety standard for button battery or coin battery product safety regulations.
The standard includes requirements to prevent the ingestion or aspiration of button/coin batteries, including abuse testing (drop, impact, crush, twist, pull, compression and battery compartment safety), as well as labeling requirements for the product and packaging. The standard will take effect 180 days after being published in the Federal Register.
Reese’s Law & ANSI/UL 4200A-2023
Under Reese’s Law, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) enforces federal safety requirements for button or coin batteries and consumer products containing such batteries. These requirements do not apply to toy products for children under 14 years of age (provided that such products need to meet the corresponding toy standard requirements). Consistent with Reese’s Law, ANSI/UL 4200A-2023 requires that the battery compartment be opened using a tool such as a screwdriver or coin, or manually with at least two independent and simultaneous actions; in addition, such consumer products must be opened through a series of Performance tests that simulate reasonably foreseeable use or misuse. The standard also includes labeling requirements for consumer products containing button or coin batteries, as well as labeling requirements for consumer product packaging.
Post time: Sep-21-2023