1263.4 Requirements for labeling of button cell or coin battery packaging

Product Specification

Safety Standard 16 CFR 1263

7B.4 The principal display panel or secondary display panel of the consumer product packaging, or ifthere is no consumer product packaging, the accompanying hang tag or sticker label, shall include thefollowing text:

a) For products with non-replaceable batteries, include a statement indicating the product containsnon-replaceable batteries;

b) Battery type ( e.g., LR44, CR2032); and ( LR44,CR2032)；c) Nominal voltage.

7C Product Markings
7C.1 Except as provided in 7C.2 and 7C.3, consumer products shall be marked with a warning label on the product display panel that alerts the consumer of the presence of a button cell or coin battery. The warning text shall include the safety alertsymbol, signal word, and text, as shown in Figure 7C.1. When on a printed label using more than one color the marking must use the color as shown in Figure 7C.1.
 

7C.2 When space on the product is limited, use the “Warning: contains coin battery” icon shown in Figure 7C.2, without text. The icon must be at least 7 mm in width and 9 mm in height and must be on the product display panel. When on a printed label using more than one color the marking must use the color as shown in Figure 7C.2. The icon shall be defined in accompanying printed materials such as instructions, manual, insert, or hangtag.
 

7C.3 When the product itself is too small to include the warning with text in Figure 7C.1 or the icon in Figure 7C.2, the product shall:a) Have packaging containing the warning label following the requirements in Section 7B, Packaging Markings; orb) Contain a hangtag or sticker label with the full warning label using requirements in Section 7B,Packaging Markings.
7D Permanence of Markings
7D.1.1 Each required printed or screened marking shall be tested. However, if the data sheet for a label confirms compliance with the test requirements, the test need not be performed.
7D.2 Testing procedure
7D.2.1 The test is conducted by rubbing the marking by hand without appreciable force for 15 s with a piece of cloth soaked with water and at a different place or on a different sample for 15 s with a piece of cloth soaked with the petroleum spirit specified in 7D.3.

7D.3 Petroleum spirit 
7D.3.1 Petroleum spirit is a reagent grade hexane with a minimum of 85 % n-hexane.
NOTE: The designation “n-hexane” is chemical nomenclature for “a "normal" or straight chain hydrocarbon. The CAS
(American Chemical Society) number of n-hexane is CAS#110-54-3.

7D.4 Compliance criteria 
7D.4.1 After each test, the marking shall remain legible. If the marking is on a separable label, the labelshall show no curling and shall not be removable by hand.

INSTRUCTIONS  9 General 
9.1 Instructions and manuals, if provided, shall include all of the applicable markings in Figure 7B.1 or Figure 7B.2 and thestatements noted below. If instructions and manuals are not provided, the statements shall be present on the principal display panel or secondary display panel of the consumer product packaging, or if there is no consumer product packaging, the accompanying hang tag or sticker label.a) The statement “Remove and immediately recycle or dispose of used batteries according to local regulations and keep away from children. Do NOT dispose of batteries in household trash or incinerate.”b) The statement “Even used batteries may cause severe injury or death.”

c) The statement “Call a local poison control center for treatment information.”d) A statement indicating the compatible battery type (e.g., LR44, CR2032).e) A statement indicating the nominal battery voltage.f) The statement “Non-rechargeable batteries are not to be recharged.”g) The statement “Do not force discharge, recharge, disassemble, heat above (manufacturer’s specified temperature rating) or incinerate. Doing so may result in injury due to venting, leakage or explosion resulting in chemical burns.”