EEMB USA Recalls Battery Pouches Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Battery Ingestion; Violate Federal Statute for Child-Resistant Packaging of Coin Batteries
- Date
- May 7, 2026
- Company
- EEMB USA, doing business as A2batt, Inc., of Redlands, California
- Product
- EEMB Lithium Battery Packs
- Reason
- The lithium coin batteries are in pouches that are not child-resistant as required under Reese's Law. If a child swallows button cell or coin batteries, the ingested batteries can cause serious injuries, including internal chemical burns and death.
- Hazard
- Fire / burn
- Units
- About 312,100
- Remedy
- Consumers should stop using the lithium batteries immediately, place them in an area that children cannot access and contact EEMB USA to receive a full refund. Note: Button cell and coin batteries are hazardous. Batteries should be disposed of or recycled by following local hazardous waste procedures.
- Source
- CPSC
Stores named in the notice
- Amazon: “…l Statute for Child-Resistant Packaging of Coin Batteries Online at Amazon.com from August 2023 through April 2026 for between $3 and $9. | This r…”
How to identify the product
- This recall involves EEMB lithium batteries in individual pouches, models include: CR2025, CR2032, CR2450, CR2477, CR2016, CR1220, CR1225, CR1616, CR1620, CR1632 and CR2025-10. The lithium coin batteries come in a five, ten or twenty size pack. "EEMB" and the battery type is printed on the face of the coin battery. The white pouch has "EEMB" printed in the upper left corner.
- Sold at: Online at Amazon.com from August 2023 through April 2026 for between $3 and $9. |
- Consumers should stop using the lithium batteries immediately, place them in an area that children cannot access and contact EEMB USA to receive a full refund. Note: Button cell and coin batteries are hazardous. Batteries should be disposed of or recycled by following local hazardous waste procedures.
Facts are taken from the official notice. If anything here differs from it, the official notice is correct.