Guidance

Child safety: Nil By Mouth Ingestion Product Safety

OPSS is leading a fresh campaign to raise awareness among parents and carers about potential hazards to children associated with swallowing small objects.

• From: Office for Product Safety and Standards
• Published: 4 April 2022
• Last updated: 11 June 2025 바카라 사이트� See all updates

The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) is leading an important campaign to raise awareness among parents and carers about the potential hazards to children associated with putting items such as button batteries, magnets, imitation food and small toy objects in their mouths and ingesting them.

OPSS is keen for groups, businesses, and individuals to support and share the materials on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram by using the hashtag #nilbymouth.

Hidden danger in your home: button batteries and powerful magnets

Button batteries

Button batteries posters

In May 2025, OPSS shared new posters promoting button battery safety and awareness, featuring 5 top tips to keep children safe. They were developed through collaboration with accident prevention charities, clinicians, manufacturers, online marketplaces and trade associations.

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New posters promoting button battery safety.

Button batteries leaflet English

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Button batteries Facebook Welsh

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Button batteries Twitter Welsh

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Button batteries Instagram Welsh

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Button batteries Leaflet Welsh

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Magnets

Magnets Facebook English

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Magnets Twitter English

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Magnets Instagram English

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Magnets poster English

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Magnets leaflet English

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Magnets Facebook Welsh

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Magnets Twitter Welsh

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Magnets Instagram Welsh

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Magnets poster Welsh

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Magnets leaflet Welsh

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Imitation food and small toy objects

Imitation food and small toy objects Facebook English

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Imitation food and small toy objects Twitter English

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Imitation food and small toy objects Instagram English

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Imitation food and small toy objects Facebook Welsh

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Imitation food and small toy objects Instagram Welsh

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Imitation food and small toy objects Twitter Welsh

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Published 4 April 2022

Last updated 11 June 2025 + show all updates

1. 11 June 2025

   New posters added promoting button battery safety and awareness, featuring 5 top tips to keep children safe.

2. 4 April 2022

   First published.