16 October 2025
Media statement
The Museum has been made aware that LED tea lights that were provided as part of the free drop-in Lantern-making activity at the Illuminating Egypt Festival and Lantern-making School Holiday Workshops in April 2024, may have been subject to a product safety recall relating to child safety.
According to information just received by the Museum, the LED tea lights may not comply with mandatory standards for products containing button batteries. If ingested by young children, the batteries pose a risk of choking, severe internal burn injuries or death.
The tea lights look like this:
The Museum is notifying participants as a precaution while it investigates this issue further.
Anyone who still has an LED tea light from one of the workshops is encouraged to safely dispose of it.
More information on button safety and safe disposal options can be found on the Button batteries guide on the ACCC Product Safety website.
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