Notice of Availability and Request for Comment: Revision to the Voluntary Standard for Products Containing Button Cell or Coin Batteries
- Published
- Sep 3, 2026
- Comments close
- Sep 17, 2026
- Citation
- 91 FR 56604
- Docket
- Docket No. CPSC-2023-0004
Notice of availability and request for comment.
Summary
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has announced that a new version of a voluntary safety standard for button‑cell and coin batteries—UL 4200A—has been released. The agency is asking the public whether the revision makes these tiny batteries and the products that use them safer. The goal is to ensure that common items such as watches, hearing aids, toys and remote controls are less likely to cause burns, fires or accidental ingestion, especially by children. The notice comes from the CPSC, the federal body that oversees product safety. It primarily concerns manufacturers, importers and retailers of button‑cell or coin batteries and any consumer goods that incorporate them. The CPSC will use the feedback it receives to decide whether to adopt the updated UL standard as part of its mandatory safety rule. The notice was published on September 3 2026, and comments must be submitted by September 17 2026. After the comment period closes, the CPSC will review the input, determine if the revised standard should be incorporated, and then issue any further rulemaking or guidance needed to implement the changes.
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Official abstract
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission's (Commission or CPSC) mandatory rule, Safety Standard for Button Cell or Coin Batteries and Consumer Products Containing Such Products, incorporates by reference UL 4200A, Standard for Safety for Products Incorporating Button Batteries or Coin Cell Batteries. UL notified the Commission that it has revised this incorporated voluntary standard. CPSC seeks comment on whether the revision improves the safety of button cell or coin batteries and consumer products containing such products.
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