Maxell CR-1616 Micro Lithium Battery

Official notice

30 Nov 2023

HighACCC

An official ACCC notice concerns Maxell CR-1616 Micro Lithium Battery. There is a risk of choking, severe internal burn injuries or death to young children if they gain access to the button/coin batteries. This can occur within 2 hours of swallowing or placing them into their bodies. Published 2023-11-30.

What to do now

Consumers should place the product out of reach of children. Consumers should return the product to their place of purchase for a refund or for the warning stickers to be applied to the product. For more information, consumers can contact Screenlink via email at sales@batteriesplus.com.au

Recall number

fdef4ac7-edee-43ea-9e50-d84e6c643d28

Official notice

2023-11-30

The hazard

There is a risk of choking, severe internal burn injuries or death to young children if they gain access to the button/coin batteries. This can occur within 2 hours of swallowing or placing them into their bodies.

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Affected products

Product 1

3V lithium coin cell battery Size CR1616 These batteries are inserted into a variety of devices, including car remotes.

Risk / hazard

There is a risk of choking, severe internal burn injuries or death to young children if they gain access to the button/coin batteries. This can occur within 2 hours of swallowing or placing them into their bodies.

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

AU · Australia

Affected area 1

AU · Australia

Source & status

Source

Tier

beta

Category

ELECTRONICS

Classification

Hazardous materials, Button batteries, Lithium-ion batteries

App estimate

high

Recall details

Recall number

fdef4ac7-edee-43ea-9e50-d84e6c643d28

Classification

Hazardous materials, Button batteries, Lithium-ion batteries

Source tier

beta

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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