A global campaign to create awareness of the dangers associated with laundry detergent capsules has kicked off today, aiming to highlight the 16,000 cases of chemical exposure reported every year.
The competition watchdog has initiated proceedings against supermarket giant Woolworths, alleging it mislead customers over the safety of a range of products including chairs, matches and deep fryers.
A national product safety program has seen over 95,000 unsafe products recalled or removed from sale in just six months, and 100 retailers issued with warnings.
In the 6 months since the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) introduced its mandatory reporting product safety requirement, 911 reports triggered a total 40 recalls, but the organisation believes many SMEs may not be fulfilling their responsibilities.
Online trader, Philip Robinson, has been convicted and ordered to pay nearly $15,000 in fines and costs for selling non-compliant infant sleep bags known as Grobags.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has launched an online education module that explains the new consumer guarantees to business owners, managers and sales staff.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) will run free product safety seminars for businesses to explain the product safety system changes under the Australian Consumer Law reforms.
Business owners need to be aware and prepared for new mandatory product safety reporting requirements that begin 1 January 2011 ACCC deputy chair Peter Kell has warned.
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