Australia Button Battery Compliance Law Passed

[sinanspd]

Australia just passed a law that requires all items powered by button batteries to have screwed holding cells. Apparently this impacted a large number of high end LED Powered statues and action figures. A lot of Hot Toys and Prime 1 statues had to be recalled as they aren't compliant.

https://www.accc.gov.au/media-release/businesses-on-notice-as-mandatory-button-battery-laws-commence

[Spect3r]

Why is it always either Australia or Germany with some crazy non sensical laws? baaaah

[Dreamcazman]

Australia just passed a law

This is the first I've head of such a law, but then again I don't really follow such stuff. TBH, practically every device or toy we've bought in the last year or two already has a screw, even our electronic kitchen scales.

This is majorly aimed at the markets and $2 shops selling cheap Chinese knockoff products I would think.

Why is it always either Australia or Germany with some crazy non sensical laws? baaaah

It's to stop kids swallowing the batteries I would think. Even the packets that new CR2032 batteries come in need the jaws of life (almost) to get into! :lol:

[Spect3r]

It's to stop kids swallowing the batteries I would think. Even the packets that new CR2032 batteries come in need the jaws of life (almost) to get into! :lol:

Still, you guys have some weird laws from time to time :D

[Dreamcazman]

Still, you guys have some weird laws from time to time :D

Tell me about it :banghead:

[sinanspd]

https://i.ibb.co/dpBcLgN/FB-IMG-1657892769441.jpg

Prime 1 started sending out cancellation emails to AUS collectors it seems