PART 1263—SAFETY STANDARD FOR BUTTON CELL OR COIN BATTERIES AND CONSUMER PRODUCTS CONTAINING SUCH BATTERIES Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2052, 2056e. Source: 88 FR 65295, Sept. 21, 2023, unless otherwise noted. § 1263.1 Scope, purpose, effective date, and exemption. (a) Scope and purpose. (b) Effective date. (c) Exemption for toy products. (d) Batteries that do not present an ingestion hazard. [88 FR 65295, Sept. 21, 2023, as amended at 88 FR 65303, Sept. 21, 2023] § 1263.2 Definitions. In addition to the definitions given in section 3 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2052) and section 5 of Reese's Law (Notes to 15 U.S.C. 2056e), the following definitions apply for purposes of this part: Button cell or coin battery (1) A single cell battery with a diameter greater than the height of the battery; or (2) Any other battery, regardless of the technology used to produce an electrical charge, that is determined by the Commission to pose an ingestion hazard. Consumer product containing button cell or coin batteries Ingestion hazard (1) The button cell or coin battery can become lodged in the digestive tract or airways; and (2) Can potentially cause death or serious injury through choking, generation of hazardous chemicals, leaking of hazardous chemicals, electrical burns, pressure necrosis, or other means. Principal display panel Secondary display panel [88 FR 65295, Sept. 21, 2023, as amended at 88 FR 65303, Sept. 21, 2023] § 1263.3 Requirements for consumer products containing button cell or coin batteries. Each consumer product containing button cell or coin batteries shall comply with ANSI/UL 4200A, Standard for Safety for Products Incorporating Button Batteries or Coin Cell Batteries, [email protected]. https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations [email protected]. https://www.ulstandards.com/IBR/logon.aspx. www.UL.com. § 1263.4 Requirements for labeling of button cell or coin battery packaging. (a) General requirements for labeling of button cell or coin battery packaging. (2) Warning statements must be in contrasting color to the background onto which the warning statement is printed. (3) Warning statements must be in English. (4) The safety alert symbol, an exclamation mark in a triangle, when used with the signal word, must precede the signal word. The base of the safety alert symbol must be on the same horizontal line as the base of the letters of the signal word. The height of the safety alert symbol must equal or exceed the signal word letter height. (5) The signal word “WARNING” and safety alert symbol must be in black letters on an orange background unless this would conflict with paragraphs (a)(1) and (2) of this section or only one color is present, in which case, the signal word and safety alert symbol must contrast to the background on which they are printed. The signal word must appear in sans serif letters in upper case only. (6) Certain text in the message panel must be in bold and in capital letters as shown in the example warning labels (figure 1 to paragraph (b)(1) and figure 3 to paragraph (b)(2)) to get the attention of the reader. (7) For labels that are required to be on the packaging of button cell and coin batteries, text size must be dependent on the area of the principal display panel. Text size must be determined based on table 1 to this paragraph (a)(7). Table 1 to Paragraph ( a [Information based on 16 CFR 1500.19(d)(7)] Letter size measurements in inches Display area: inches 2 0-2 +2-5 +5-10 +10-15 +15-30 +30-100 +100-400 +400 Signal word (WARNING) 3/64 1/16 3/32 7/64 1/8 5/32 1/4 1/2 Statement of Hazard 3/64 3/64 1/16 3/32 3/32 7/64 5/32 1/4 Other Text 1/32 3/64 1/16 1/16 5/64 3/32 7/64 5/32 Letter size measurements in cm (for reference only) Display area: cm 2 0-13 +13-32 +32-65 +65-97 +97-194 +194-645 +645-2,581 +2,581 Signal word (WARNING) 0.119 0.159 0.238 0.278 0.318 0.397 0.635 1.270 Statement of Hazard 0.119 0.119 0.159 0.238 0.238 0.278 0.397 0.635 Other Text 0.079 0.119 0.159 0.159 0.198 0.238 0.278 0.397 (b) Warning label requirements for button cell or coin battery packaging. Figure 1 to Paragraph (b)(1) (2) If space prohibits the full warning label shown in figure 1 to paragraph (b)(1), place the icon shown in figure 2 to this paragraph (b)(2) on the principal display panel with the text shown in figure 3 to this paragraph (b)(2) on the secondary display panel. The icon must be at least 20 mm in diameter. The text must state the following warnings as shown on figure 3 to this paragraph (b)(2). Figure 2 to Paragraph (b)(2) (3) The following safety-related statements must be addressed on the principal display panel or secondary display panel: (i) Keep in original package until ready to use. (ii) Immediately dispose of used batteries and keep away from children. Do NOT dispose of batteries in household trash. (4) For button cell or coin battery packaging included separately with a consumer product, only paragraphs (b)(1) and (2) of this section apply. [88 FR 65303, Sept. 21, 2023]