But those batteries pose a serious harm, Consumer Reports warns. A lot of these gadgets and gizmos are powered by button batteries or coin cell batteries, which are small and powerful. It is so ...

Look around your house. Chances are you've got toys and other household items powered by those tiny button-size batteries. What you may not know is that they’re potentially deadly if swallowed.

To meet the demand, manufacturers need new lithium-ion batteries that can satisfy a host of sometimes conflicting demands, including longer lifetimes, lower weight, higher safety and lower prices.

Two children have undergone urgent surgeries in the first few months of this year in South Australia after swallowing a button battery. The parents of a 15-month-old toddler say they feel lucky ...

City Beach has been taken to court over the alleged sale and supply of close to 60,000 non-compliant products containing ...

The ACCC has started legal proceedings against City Beach for allegedly selling non-compliant button battery products. The retailer also allegedly supplied more than 57,000 individual non ...