Consultation: Comment period for the danger to human health or safety assessment for products containing button or coin batteries and the packaging of button and coin batteries
From Health Canada
Current status: Open
Opened on November 24, 2025 and will close to new input on January 22, 2026.
Health Canada has added products containing button/coin batteries and the packaging of button/coin batteries to Table 2 of the General Prohibitions process. Table 2 lists hazards associated with classes of consumer products for which Health Canada has conducted a danger to human health or safety assessment.
This proposal does not constitute a ban on button/coin batteries and the packaging of button/coin batteries. In fact, many of the products currently on the market are compliant with these safety criteria and would continue to be available for purchase. Only products that do not meet these safety criteria would be impacted pending feedback received from the consultation.
Health Canada invites stakeholders to provide comments on this danger to human health or safety assessment. Health Canada will consider these comments when making a determination on whether there is a danger to human health or safety posed by products that do not meet this safety criteria.
Participation
Please review the danger to human health or safety assessment for products containing button or coin batteries and the packaging of button and coin batteries.
Send an email to ccpsa-lcspc@hc-sc.gc.ca with your ideas or comments to make yourself heard.
This consultation will be available for 60 days, between November 24, 2025 and January 22, 2026.
Privacy statement
The personal information you provide Health Canada will be collected by the Consumer and Hazardous Products Safety Directorate (CHPSD) under the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act and handled in accordance with the Privacy Act.
Why are we collecting your personal information? Any personal information that you share, such as your name, contact information, opinions, preferred language and organization, will be collected by CHPSD, as part of a consultation addressing the dangers to human health or safety posed by button and coin batteries.
Will we use or share your personal information for any other reason? Your personal information may be shared internally within the Government of Canada. Only de-identified information and general feedback may be shared with stakeholders through correspondence, or may be publicly posted on the Government of Canada's website. In some cases, information may be disclosed without your consent for purposes not outlined in this Statement pursuant to subsection 8(2) of the Privacy Act.
What happens if you don't want to provide your personal information? Participation in Health Canada's consultation regarding button and coin batteries is voluntary, as is the personal information you choose to provide to the Government of Canada. There are no consequences if you decide not to participate or share your personal information.
What are your rights? You have the right to access and request a correction and/or notation to your personal information. You also have a right to complain to the Privacy Commissioner of Canada if you feel your personal information has been handled improperly. For more information about these rights, or about how we handle your personal information, please contact the Consumer and Hazardous Products Safety Directorate at ccpsa-lcspc@hc-sc.gc.ca.
For more information: The collection of your personal information is described in Info Source. Refer to the personal information bank entitled PSU 938 – Outreach Activities.
Who is the focus of this consultation
- members of the public
- consumer and non-governmental organizations (NGOs)
- health promotion and injury prevention organizations
- stakeholders in the household products industry
- other interested parties
Goals of the consultation
Upon completion of this comment period, Health Canada may conclude the hazard of concern is a danger to human health or safety and add products containing button batteries and the packaging of button and coin batteries to Table 3 of the General Prohibitions process. If there is insufficient information to conclude that there is a danger to human health or safety, the assessment documents will remain in the Closed for Comment section of Table 2 and it will be labelled as not currently being considered for Table 3. Health Canada will continue monitoring the hazard.
Related information
- The Canada Consumer Product Safety Act
- Information on Health Canada's approach to the General Prohibitions under the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act - Canada.ca
- Industry Guidance - "Danger to Human Health or Safety" Posed by Consumer Products - Canada.ca
Contact us
Healthy Environments and Consumer Safety Branch
Health Canada
Email: ccpsa-lcspc@hc-sc.gc.ca