Lithium Coin Batteries Recalled Due to Missing Child-Resistant Packaging
Proudly American Store is recalling about 8,000 VL2020 lithium coin batteries sold on Amazon because they lack required child-resistant packaging and warning labels. Swallowed batteries can cause serious internal injuries and death.
What this means for you
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: The batteries pose a high risk of harm to children due to violation of federal child-resistant packaging requirements and missing warning labels. Although no illnesses have been reported, button cell/coin battery ingestion can cause serious injury or death, placing this in the High category per the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Proudly American Store, of Canada, is recalling Panasonic-branded VL2020 lithium coin batteries imported from Indonesia. The batteries are three-volt silver cells sold in clear plastic bags with one or two batteries. They do not comply with federal child-resistant packaging requirements under Reese's Law and lack required warning labels.
When swallowed, coin or button cell batteries can cause serious internal chemical burns and death. The recalled batteries were sold online at Amazon.com from May 2025 through February 2026 for approximately $11 per package. About 8,000 units were distributed.
No injuries have been reported. Consumers should stop using the batteries immediately, place them in an area inaccessible to children, and contact Proudly American Store for a full refund. Consumers will be instructed to dispose of the batteries according to local hazardous waste guidelines.
The recalled product
- Product
- VL2020 Lithium Coin Batteries
- Manufacturer
- Proudly American Store, of Canada
- Category
- Consumer Product — Batteries
- Hazard
- choking-hazard
- chemical-burn
- child-safety-violation
- Affected units
- 8,000
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.