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.
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.
Nil By Mouth Ingestion Product Safety Video
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.
Button batteries leaflet English
Button batteries Facebook Welsh
Button batteries Twitter Welsh
Button batteries Instagram Welsh
Button batteries Leaflet Welsh
Magnets
Magnets Facebook English
Magnets Twitter English
Magnets Instagram English
Magnets poster English
Magnets leaflet English
Magnets Facebook Welsh
Magnets Twitter Welsh
Magnets Instagram Welsh
Magnets poster Welsh
Magnets leaflet Welsh
Imitation food and small toy objects
Imitation food and small toy objects Facebook English
Imitation food and small toy objects Twitter English
Imitation food and small toy objects Instagram English
Imitation food and small toy objects Facebook Welsh
Imitation food and small toy objects Instagram Welsh
Imitation food and small toy objects Twitter Welsh
Updates to this page
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New posters added promoting button battery safety and awareness, featuring 5 top tips to keep children safe.
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