Media releases by year

2012

• Button batteries: A little known risk
  Date: 3^rd April 2012
  Button batteries found in remote controls and other household electronic devices are a severe and little known risk for young children, a joint campaign by Energizer, Kidsafe, and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has warned.
• Trade Quip penalised for breach of product safety standard
  Date: 5^th March 2012
  Trade Quip Pty Ltd has been penalised $100,000 by the Federal Court for supplying hydraulic trolley jacks that did not comply with the prescribed consumer product safety standard.
• Safety investigation launched into imported Off Road Vehicles
  Date: 23^rd February 2012
  Western Australia's Consumer Protection has begun an investigation into the safety and quality of imported Off Road Vehicles after receiving several complaints from WA consumers in recent weeks.
• Scooter Safety in the Spotlight: Community urged to take part in safety survey
  Date: 9^th February 2012
  NRMA Motoring & Services, ACCC, CHOICE, EnableNSW and Vision Australia have banded together to launch a national survey to help understand how and why Australians are using mobility scooters.
• 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.