Button batteries

Button batteries are found in all sorts of everyday products in your home, like small remote controls, weighing scales, lights, toys and many more. Typically, small children: find batteries that have dropped out of products with loose backs find spare batteries in a drawer or on the floor after a packet spills open get hold of ‘flat’ batteries left on a worktop or table or stored for recycling. It’s good to do a hunt around your home and check battery compartments of toys and household products are secure. Find out more about where they are in your home 

Should you give a child honey if they accidentally swallow a button battery? The answer isn’t straightforward. Here’s why: