Children’s entertainers the Wiggles have admitted to selling headbands to kids without warning about the dangers of button batteries contained within the products.

More than 3,100 Emma Bow headbands, which have four flashing lights powered by button batteries, were sold at live concerts, retailers and online between June 2022 and March 2024.

A legally enforceable undertaking signed by the blue Wiggle, Anthony Field, outlined the Wiggles’ admission that failing to include a headband safety warning likely breached Australian consumer law.

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The yellow and black Emma Bow headbands were recalled in August 2024 by the manufacturer CA Australia over safety concerns for young children who could choke by ingesting the small, shiny batteries.

In a statement by the

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