Product InspectionRecalls of battery-containing products: how notices describe the hazard
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Counted by this site from CPSC's recall data, 149 recall notices dated 5 January 2023 to 8 October 2026 contain the word 'battery' (singular) in their title, product name or hazard text, and 135 of them list China as the country of manufacture. Notices that say only 'batteries' are not counted. The hazard words that appear in the largest numbers of these notices are burn (110 of the 149), injury (85) and death (79).
How the notices were found
The search checks each notice's title, product name and hazard text for the word 'battery', and it ignores capital letters. A notice counts as made in China when the country of manufacture named in the notice is China. Hong Kong and Taiwan are not counted as China, and some notices name more than one country. Each count is a number of notices. It is not a number of products, a number of injuries, or an official CPSC category. The notice on cpsc.gov is the authoritative text.
Notices by year
| Year | Notices mentioning the word | Made in China |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 11 | 10 |
| 2024 | 30 | 26 |
| 2025 | 44 | 38 |
| 2026, to 8 October | 64 | 61 |
| Total | 149 | 135 |
The 2026 row runs only to 8 October 2026, so it is not a full year.
Hazard words in the notices
| Word | Notices (of the total) | Made in China (of the China total) |
|---|---|---|
| choking | 2 of 149 | 2 of 135 |
| ingestion or swallowing | 72 of 149 | 69 of 135 |
| fire | 66 of 149 | 59 of 135 |
| burn | 110 of 149 | 104 of 135 |
| laceration | 2 of 149 | 1 of 135 |
| suffocation | 3 of 149 | 3 of 135 |
| lead (the metal) | 2 of 149 | 2 of 135 |
| crash | 2 of 149 | 2 of 135 |
| head injury | 1 of 149 | 1 of 135 |
| death | 79 of 149 | 73 of 135 |
| injury | 85 of 149 | 78 of 135 |
Each row counts the notices whose hazard text contains that word. One notice can contain several of these words, so the rows cannot be added up. This is a word count made by this site from the hazard text. It is not CPSC's classification of hazards.
What the notices say
The four notices below are among the newest in the data that have hazard text. Each quotation is copied as the notice writes it.
- Notice No. 27015, 8 October 2026: "...because the button batteries can be accessed easily by children, posing an ingestion hazard. ... When button cell or coin batteries are swallowed, the ingested batteries can cause serious injuries, internal chemical burns, and death."
- Notice No. 27011, 1 October 2026: "The lithium-ion battery and electrical components in the recalled hand warmers can overheat and ignite, posing a risk of serious injury from fire and burn hazards."
- Notice No. 26785, 17 September 2026: "The helmets can fail to protect the user in the event of a crash, posing a serious risk of injury or death due to head injury."
- Notice No. 26575, 25 June 2026: "The solar power bank's lithium-ion battery can swell and overheat, posing a burn hazard to consumers."
The four notices describe four different hazards: ingestion, fire and burn, head injury in a crash, and burn from swelling and overheating.
Using the wording in a checklist
The hazard sentences can be turned into items in an inspection instruction, such as a check on whether a battery can be accessed easily by children, and into tests in a test plan. An on-site inspection does not show whether a product meets a safety standard. That is shown by testing the product to the standard.
What the counts do not tell you
- The counts are numbers of notices. They are not numbers of products, injuries or recalls of one product type.
- The 2026 row stops at 8 October 2026.
- The counts come from CPSC's recall data, and CPSC handles consumer products.
- The counts do not give a share of imports or a share of recalls.
Questions people ask
How many of the notices list China as the country of manufacture?
135 of the 149 notices that mention 'battery' list China as the country of manufacture. The period runs from 5 January 2023 to 8 October 2026.
Which hazard word appears in the most notices?
In the hazard text, 'burn' appears in 110 of the 149 notices. 'Injury' appears in 85 and 'death' in 79.
Sources
- CPSC recall data interface (Recall web service), all recalls from 1 January 2023, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Checked 11 October 2026.
This page is an unofficial summary and is not affiliated with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission; the official text on cpsc.gov governs.