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Warning on toys containing magnets - News alert
Date: 12^th January 2012
Victorians are urged to check toys for loose or dangerous magnets, following the recent death of a Queensland toddler.
Magnets a deadly risk to children
Date: 11^th January 2012
The Queensland Office of Fair Trading is renewing its warning to parents about the dangers of magnetic toys following the recent death of a Queensland toddler.
ACCC Christmas / New Year arrangements
Date: 23^rd December 2011
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will have limited operations during the Christmas and New Year period.
No lead detected in toys at the border
Date: 22^nd December 2011
Toys removed from sale after Christmas safety blitz
Date: 22^nd December 2011
Christmas toy crackdown protecting Queensland children
Date: 20^th December 2011
Toxic toys pulled from Australian shelves
Date: 16^th December 2011
The Queensland Government is leading the way in the battle to stamp out toxic phthalates in children’s toys.
ACCC takes action on unsafe teeth-whiteners
Date: 9^th December 2011
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has acted to stop the supply of do-it-yourself (DIY) teeth-whiteners containing unsafe concentrations of peroxide.
Bunk bed laws protecting Queensland children from today
Date: 9^th December 2011
The risk of unsafe bunk beds harming Queensland children will now be reduced with new laws coming into effect today.
ACCC accepts undertaking for formaldeyhde misrepresentations in hair products
Date: 7^th December 2011
The Australian distributor of Organix Ever Straight Brazilian Keratin Therapy products, Lenan Corporation, has provided the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission with a court enforceable undertaking for falsely representing that its hair care products did not contain formaldehyde, sulphates or sodium.
Toy and Product Safety Inspections
Date: 1^st December 2011
NSW Fair Trading Minister Anthony Roberts will today release the results of New South Wales Fair Trading’s pre-Christmas checks on toys and electrical and other products.
New laws protect Christmas shoppers
Date: 29^th November 2011
Christmas shoppers in WA will have the protection of the new Australian Consumer Law (ACL) for the first time this year with agencies planning a pre-Christmas campaign.
Parents Warned About Buying Unsafe Child Car Restraints Online
Date: 21^st November 2011
Parents are being warned not to purchase a type of child car restraint being sold online that appears to breach Australia's mandatory safety standards, said Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer, David Bradbury.
Consumer Watchdog Blitz on Dodgy Christmas Toys
Date: 20^th November 2011
Dangerous toys will be removed from shelves in the lead-up to Christmas as consumer affairs agencies blitz thousands of stores, markets and online shops, said Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer, David Bradbury.
Deadly toys creep back onto market
Date: 20^th November 2011
The Queensland Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is reminding parents and traders about the dangers of ‘yo-yo balls’ following the seizure of more than 20,000 of the banned toys in recent weeks.

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