The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) is leading a campaign to raise awareness among parents and carers about potential hazards to children associated with putting items in their mouths ...

As Christmas approaches, there are many warnings around the dangers of button batteries, but experts say more needs to be done about the dangers magnets pose. Here’s why. Children who ingest multiple ...

Emergency departments saw about the same number of foreign ingestion cases during the pandemic but a higher proportion were batteries and magnets. A study’s abstract findings will be presented at the ...

Ahead of the holidays, Health Canada released safety tips reminding Canadians that despite its efforts, “unsafe toys can make their way onto store shelves and into homes.” It suggests looking for well ...

The upcoming holidays are likely to bring new toys and electronics into your home. But potential dangers hide in some of these products: button batteries and high-powered magnets. Button cell ...

If you have a stash of buttons hidden away in a drawer or sewing box, put them to good use and try your hand at this really easy, fun craft project. Cute as a button and so simple to make, these ...

As Christmas approaches, there are many warnings around the dangers of button batteries, but experts say more needs to be done about the dangers magnets pose. Here’s why. Children who ingest multiple ...

Children have been left needing surgery after swallowing coins, magnets and button batteries found in popular household toys. Doctors have issued an urgent warning to parents after seeing a huge ...