Duracell takes battery safety very seriously and is continuously working to update precautions and safety features to help reduce the risk of accidental ingestions. As the #1 trusted battery brand, Duracell provides more safety features than any other leading brand.
Lithium Coin batteries can be a hazard for small children. If swallowed, a lithium coin battery can get lodged in a child’s esophagus and cause serious harm in as little as two hours. Duracell takes child safety very seriously and its latest innovation is a bitter coating on the cell that is designed to help reduce the risk of accidental ingestions. Duracell also features child secure packaging which makes it nearly impossible to open without scissors.
Duracell takes child safety very seriously and is continuously working to update child safety technologies to help keep children safe. As the #1 trusted battery brand, Duracell provides more safety features than other leading brands.
Bitter CoatingThe latest innovation to our lithium coin batteries (2032, 2025 and 2016) is a non-toxic bitter coating that contains Bitrex®, the most bitter substance in the world™.
Child-Secure PackagingWe make our packaging difficult to open for a reason. The double blister design requires scissors—and determination—to remove the battery.
On-Pack WarningEvery lithium coin battery package is clearly marked with a safety warning to help keep children safe.
On-Cell WarningThe positive side of the battery offers an additional safety warning to help keep your families safe.
There are simple things you can do to help prevent your child from coming in to contact with a lithium coin battery.
Find out which devices in your home contain lithium coin batteries and store those devices away and out of reach of children.
Inspect the devices for any that don't have screw on compartments and seal them with tape.
Remove expired batteries and place them away safely and out of reach of children until you can recycle them properly.
Duracell lithium coin batteries have a non-toxic bitter coating which is designed help discourage swallowing and comes in child-secure packaging.
Team up with friends and family to spread this information and help keep children safe.
Looking for more information and additional tips?
If your child swallows a battery, go to the emergency room.
If you have other questions or concerns, call 1-800-498-8666 or visit www.batteryingestionhotline.com.
Duracell has a tradition of investing in extensive development in features that can help keep children safe, specifically for its lithium coin batteries.
Duracell has a tradition of investing in extensive development in features that can help keep children safe, specifically for its lithium coin batteries.
Duracell has a tradition of investing in extensive development in features that can help keep children safe, specifically for its lithium coin batteries.
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