Petition Debate restrictions on the sale of button batteries.

Button batteries are an under recognised and unregulated risk to children. They look like sweets and are sold without restriction or appropriate packaging on the high street. When swallowed they often get stuck in the throat cause severe burns with life threatening complications.

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http://www.rospa.com/home-safety/advice/product/button-cell-batteries/

http://www.afpp.org.uk/filegrab/1psa-button-batteries.pdf?ref=1923

http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/campaigns/give-to-gosh/great-ormond-street-hospital-surgeon-warns-of-the-dangers-of-button-batteries-a6783641.html

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118 signatures

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Date closed 1 October 2016
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