Energizer has unveiled a new line of coin batteries that are intended to be safe for children.
The company says the product, which is appropriately named Ultimate Child Shield, is the “world’s only coin lithium batteries that eliminate ingestion burns if swallowed.” The batteries come in coin sizes 2032, 2025 and 2016.
Energizer notes that more than 3,500 coin lithium battery ingestion incidents are reported in the U.S. each year, primarily among children ages 0-6 years, and the rate of these accidents is only increasing. Ingestion of lithium batteries is especially dangerous because their small size makes them easy to get stuck in the esophagus and cause burning within 15 minutes.
In addition to preventing burns, Energizer says the Ultimate Child Shield batteries sport the world’s first “Color Alert” technology, which dyes the mouth blue when contact is made with saliva to help alert adults that an ingestion may have occurred. The batteries also feature a non-toxic bitter coating and child-resistant packaging to discourage ingestion.
The Ultimate Child Shield batteries are now available in stores that carry batteries in the U.S. and Canada.
Source: Energizer
