Product description
LED tealight candle – contains button batteries.
Supplied as part of the lantern making workshops at the National Museum of Australia.
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Reason the product is recalled
The LED flameless candle doesn’t comply with the mandatory standards for products containing button/coin batteries.
The batteries are not secured, and children could access the button/coin batteries.
The product is missing warning information about
- the dangers of button/coin batteries to children
- what to do when a person suspects someone has swallowed or placed a button/coin battery inside any part of their body.
The hazards to consumers
Children are at risk of choking, serious injury or death if they swallow or place button/coin batteries inside their bodies.
If you suspect a child has swallowed or inserted a button/coin battery:
- Call Triple Zero (000) if a child is having any difficulty breathing.
- Call the Poisons Information Centre immediately on 13 11 26, available 24 hours a day. They can direct you to an appropriate medical facility.
Early action can save lives. Do not wait for symptoms to develop.
What consumers should do
- Stop using the LED tealight flameless candle immediately and keep out of reach of children.
- Contact the National Museum of Australia to arrange a refund for the lantern materials, including the LED tealight flameless candle. You can claim this refund if you attended the free lantern making workshop or if you paid for a ticket.
- When you have contacted the National Museum of Australia you will be advised to return the LED flameless tealight candle to the Museum in person or by post (marked Tealight Recall and addressed to National Museum of Australia, Lawson Cres, Acton ACT 2601) or to dispose of it in accordance with local regulations for disposal of products containing button/coin batteries.
Contact
National Museum of Australia
call: 02 6208 5311
email: productrecall@nma.gov.au
visit: National Museum of Australia
Details to help identify the product
Supplier running the recall
Who sold the product
National Museum of Australia
Dates available for sale
Where the product was sold
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Responsible regulators
Regulators are established or appointed by government. They enforce regulations and rules.
Quote PRA number 2025/20676 when contacting a regulator about this recall.
Recall and remedy questions
Contact the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission if you have:
- a question about the remedy being offered to you by the business that is responsible for managing this recall, or
- concerns about the way the business is managing this recall.
