Your new AirTag has a hidden warning just for kids – and that’s the best part
- The US CPSC has announced that Apple’s AirTag is now compliant with Reese’s Law.
- Apple’s item tracker now includes additional warnings about potential battery hazards.
- The law is aimed at preventing “life-threatening ingestion of button or button cell batteries.”
No, it’s not an AirTag 2, but Apple’s AirTag now comes with a warning label on the box and a symbol near the battery door to file a complaint about the item tracker with Reese’s Law in the United States, according to a new one notice issued by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
Although Apple’s item tracker has come under scrutiny for unwanted tracking, Apple’s item tracker is now compliant with the “warning label requirements” of Reese’s Law after falling foul of it.
The law is all about having proper warning labels and notices on products containing “button or button cell batteries” to prevent children from “life-threatening ingestion.”
Since its launch, Apple’s AirTag has had the right mechanism to keep the battery in place. However, devices imported after the effective date of Reese’s Law – March 19, 2024 – did not meet the requirements because the label was missing from the box or from the battery door of the tracker itself.
The company is now adding a label to the box warning of the battery and to help prevent swallowing, and adding an icon to the inside of the door on the AirTag itself.
Additionally, because devices were sold without proper labels, an update to the Find My app’s battery replacement interface warns “about the dangers of coin and coin cell batteries.”
The CPSC worked with Apple to bring the AirTag into compliance with Reese’s Law and is the one issuing the release revealing how the company is now compliant with the law. It’s a win-win situation, especially for consumer protection and hopefully preventing battery ingestion.
Apple’s AirTag has been on the market since 2021 and has proven to be a very useful item tracker that works seamlessly with the iPhone, among others. One of its main advantages is that it has a user-replaceable battery, so it is important to make it safer and make the potential dangers clearer.
Of course, as with most Apple products, Rumors are circulating about a successor to the original AirTag with better privacy and improved connectivity. That second-generation AirTag could arrive later this year, but for now the current model is compliant with Reese’s Law.