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What is PAS 7055:2025 Button and coin batteries – Safety requirements – Specification about?
Responding to industry and technology changes, PAS 7055:2025 is the revised national standard on how to reduce the risk of harm from ingesting small button or coin batteries.
Who is PAS 7055:2025 Button and coin batteries – Safety requirements – Specification for?
button and coin battery manufacturers;
manufacturers and producers of products that use button and coin batteries;
retailers and distributors of these products including in-store and online retailing.
What does PAS 7055:2025 Button and coin batteries – Safety requirements – Specification cover?
PAS 7055:2025 specifies safety requirements for button and coin batteries up to 32 mm in diameter to mitigate the risk of ingestion.
It defines the safety requirements for manufacturers and producers of button and coin batteries, including the consumer products that use them, and the retailers and distributors of these products (including in-store and online retailing) regarding:
labelling, instructions and packaging (including warnings);
alignment of safety and health warnings;
merchandising, e.g. displays and locations;
encouragement and facilitation of safe disposal and/or recycling; and
product safety of typical consumer products using button and coin batteries, e.g. inclusion of warning text and requi...