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  • Date commenced: 30th November 2011
    Lenan Corporation mislead consumers to believe that its 'Organix Ever Straight Brazilian Keratin Therapy' range of products did not contain any formaldehyde, sodium or sulphates when that was not the case.
  • Date commenced: 26th October 2011
    Sontax Australia Pty Ltd supplied luggage straps with non-compliant warning labels
  • Date commenced: 23rd August 2011
    Privity, trading as Haircare Australia, misrepresented to consumers that its Brazilian Blowout hair straightening products did not contain any formaldehyde when that was not the case. Independent testing found formaldehyde levels to be 50 times greater than the safe limit.
  • Date commenced: 15th April 2011
    Traders supplied bean bag covers which failed the mandatory labelling standard
  • Date commenced: 24th January 2011
    Online trader, Philip Robinson, sold non-compliant infant sleep bags known as Grobags
  • Date commenced: 21st December 2010
    Mr Hamanth Ravi, trading under the business name Salaam Bollywood, supplied chewing toboacco which is a banned good.
  • Date commenced: 12th November 2010
    Dimmeys penalised $400,000 for selling children's dressing gowns which failed labelling standard
  • Date commenced: 2nd July 2010
    ANE Furniture Pty Ltd (ANE) is a manufacturer and importer of household furniture, including bunk beds.
  • Date commenced: 29th March 2010
    Court enforceable undertaking obtained that Vinetex will refrain from supplying children’s nightwear products that do not comply with the standard.
  • Date commenced: 29th March 2010
    Following a voluntary recall of 35 lines of garmets from its Big W stores, Woolworths has provided an undertaking refrain from supplying children’s nightwear products that do not comply with the Standard. Woolworths will also make a $200,000 donation to the Sydney’s Children’s Hospital.

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