These colorful tutu skirts for children can be deadly - here’s what parents need to know

A Chinese company has recalled light-up frilly tutu skirts because they use potentially dangerous button batteries.

The skirts, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said, “violate the mandatory standard for consumer products containing button cell or coin batteries because the LED lights connected to the skirts contain lithium coin batteries that can be accessed easily by children.

“Additionally, the tutu skirts do not have the warnings required by Reese’s Law. When button cell or coin batteries are swallowed, the ingested batteries can cause serious injuries, internal chemical burns and death."

Reese’s Law is named for Reese Hamsmith, an 18-month-old girl from Lubbock, Texas, who died in 2020 after swallowing a button battery from a remote control. President Joe Biden signed