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ACCC launches Your First Steps to help parents keep their baby safe
Published1 Aug 2022Parents and carers can get the latest, most reliable information on best practices to keep their baby safe and unsafe products, as part of a new ACCC initiative.Your First Steps...
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ACCC seeks to reduce infant sleep product risks to help keep babies safe
Published12 Aug 2022The ACCC is seeking feedback on ways to reduce significant safety risks associated with products commonly used to place babies to sleep.A consultation paper published today,...
View ArticleFood recalls transition
Published19 Oct 2022This safety alert was published to direct enquiries about food safety recalls to the FSANZ website.As of 31 October, 2022, the majority of food related recalls will no longer be...
View ArticleChanges to recalls on Product Safety Australia
Published4 Nov 2022The ACCC is making a change to the types of recalls that we publish on the Product Safety Australia website. Going forward we will only publish recalls for consumer products that the...
View ArticleBe summer safe 2022
Published9 Nov 2022We want you to have a safe, happy and healthy summer. Many summer products can be unsafe if they're left unattended or aren’t used properly.To have a safe summer, follow our top...
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Put product safety first: 2022 international campaign
Published16 Nov 2022With Black Friday and Christmas around the corner, it’s important to put product safety first when shopping online.The ACCC is co-leading this year’s OECD Global Awareness Campaign...
View ArticleFor suppliers: submitting voluntary recalls of therapeutic consumer goods
Published23 Jan 2023This safety alert was published to direct enquiries about therapeutic consumer goods recalls to the Therapeutic Goods Administration website.As of 31 January, 2023, the majority of...
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Product Safety Pledge removes thousands of dangerous items from online...
Published24 Feb 2023More than 15,000 potentially unsafe products were delisted by online marketplaces signed up to the ACCC’s Australian Product Safety Pledge last financial year, with 98 per cent of...
View ArticleACCC publishes new product safety recall guidelines
Published4 Apr 2023The ACCC has published updated guidelines to assist suppliers when they need to recall a product for safety reasons. The guidelines also inform suppliers of their Australian Consumer...
View ArticleAgricultural and veterinary chemical recalls transition
Published12 Apr 2023This safety alert was published to direct enquiries about voluntary consumer safety recalls of agricultural and veterinary chemical products to the Australian Pesticides and...
View ArticleYoung children a top focus for new ACCC product safety priorities
Published15 Jun 2023Consumer products affecting young children’s safety and infant sleep products are among the ACCC’s product safety priorities during 2023-24, ACCC Deputy Chair Catriona Lowe...
View ArticleConsumers urged to use and store lithium-ion batteries safely to prevent...
Published5 Oct 2023The ACCC is warning consumers about rare but serious fire hazards from lithium-ion batteries and is asking consumers to choose, check, use and dispose of the batteries safely, in its...
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Consumers warned to switch off potentially dangerous LG solar batteries...
Published10 Oct 2023All households with a solar storage system need to urgently check if the system has a recalled LG battery installed and should switch off affected batteries immediately, the ACCC...
View ArticleBe summer safe 2023
Published30 Oct 2023We want you to have a safe, happy, and healthy summer. Everyday summer products can be unsafe if they are incorrectly used or if children are not supervised.To have a safe summer,...
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Consumers urged to immediately check for recalled LG solar batteries after...
Published20 Nov 2023Following a recommendation by the ACCC, the Assistant Treasurer, the Hon. Stephen Jones, has today issued a national safety warning notice to warn consumers of fire risks associated...
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Proposed compulsory recall of dangerous LG solar storage batteries
Published5 Feb 2024Consumers are being urged to check their solar energy storage systems for unsafe LG solar batteries, after the Assistant Treasurer today issued a proposed recall notice for specified...
View ArticleNew laws to increase awareness of the dangers of toppling furniture
Published7 May 2024Furniture suppliers will be required to provide safety warnings to consumers about the dangers of toppling furniture hazards, after the Assistant Treasurer, the Hon. Stephen Jones,...
View ArticleReview of the Regulatory Framework for the Safety of Household Electrical...
Published24 May 2024On 1 December 2023, Treasurers across Australia at the Council on Federal Financial Relations (CFFR) agreed to review the national, state and territory electrical safety frameworks...
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LG undertakes to take more steps to locate and fix dangerous solar batteries
Published27 May 2024LG Energy Solution has provided an enforceable undertaking that it will increase its efforts to alert and protect consumers from faulty LG solar storage batteries which can overheat...
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Emerging technology risks among ACCC product safety priorities
Published27 Jun 2024Risks associated with the use of emerging technology in consumer products such as lithium-ion battery powered products and virtual reality products will be a key focus of the ACCC’s...
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