{"id":17394,"date":"2016-09-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-09-08T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/uncategorized\/apple-s-new-wireless-earphones-look-like-a-choking-hazard\/"},"modified":"2016-09-08T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-09-08T00:00:00","slug":"apple-s-new-wireless-earphones-look-like-a-choking-hazard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/news\/apple-s-new-wireless-earphones-look-like-a-choking-hazard\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple\u2019s new wireless earphones look like a choking hazard"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Apple just unveiled its long awaited iPhone7, as well as its new wireless \u201cAirPods\u201d earphones &#8212; which parents are being warned are a dangerous choking hazard.<\/h3>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.productsafety.gov.au\/publication\/choke-check-the-diy-safety-tool\" target=\"_blank\">ACCC\u2019s Choke Checker<\/a>, the AirPods are bad news for little kids.<\/p>\n<p>If a product is small enough to fit through the checker &#8212; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/business\/consumer-affairs\/new-apple-iphone-wireless-airpods-receive-luke-warm-reviews-online-20160907-grbaxs.html\" target=\"_blank\">which Fairfax reports it does<\/a> &#8212; it\u2019s a choking hazard.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As these headphones are small, parents and carers are encouraged to be vigilant to keep them out of reach from young children,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/business\/consumer-affairs\/new-apple-iphone-wireless-airpods-receive-luke-warm-reviews-online-20160907-grbaxs.html\" target=\"_blank\">an ACCC spokesperson told Fairfax<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"355\" width=\"640\" class=\"media-element file-default nova-lazyload-image-wrapper lz-cont img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/air_pods_0.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The AirPods will be on sale in Oz from late October for $299 &#8212; and contain a battery \u2026 which could also be a problem.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA child who swallows something like that, depending on what sort of battery it is, could have a battery-related related injury,&#8221; Dr Ruth Barker told Fairfax.<\/p>\n<p>But even the old \u2018regular\u2019 earphones pose a problem \u2026<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You could look at the old earphones with the cord and say that was a strangulation hazard,\u201d Dr Barker said &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo this is part of the problem parents with young kids face, there are so many hazardous things around the home. 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