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UIN 33242

Batteries: Safety Measures

answeredUnited Kingdom· UK Parliament· EN

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14 July 2021

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19 July 2021 · Answer

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19 July 2021

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make it his policy to require button batteries to be coated with a bitter agent to discourage children from putting them in their mouths and swallowing those batteries.

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  1. 14 July 2021

    Written question

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make it his policy to require button batteries to be coated with a bitter agent to discourage children from putting them in their mouths and swallowing those batteries.

    Source: Commons

  2. 19 July 2021

    Answer

    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. T...

    Source: Written answer

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