They’ve been referred to as landmines in the lounge room and "tiny killers" across households in Australia. Button batteries often hit the headlines in the worst of circumstances, when they prove deadly after a child swallows one.

Despite three child deaths, two coronial inquests and a world-first mandatory safety standard later, about 20 children still present to emergency departments across the country each week, and at least one will require surgery to remove a button battery.

The ACCC enforces the safety standard and already this year 20 products have been recalled for not complying.

There’s no question they’re dangerous but the topic of what should be done can be divisive is it as simple as parent vigilance or is it a product that should be boycotted altogether?

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