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This safety alert was published to direct enquiries about voluntary consumer safety recalls of agricultural and veterinary chemical products to the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority website.
As of 27 March, 2023, the majority of new voluntary recalls of consumer goods regulated by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) will no longer also be published by the ACCC on the Product Safety Australia website.
Voluntary recalls of consumer goods that are agricultural and veterinary chemical products will be published by the APVMA on the APVMA website.
The ACCC will only continue to assess and publish voluntary recalls of agricultural and veterinary chemical products if the goods are also subject to an Australian Consumer Law Safety Standard or Ban.
For suppliers: submitting voluntary recalls of agricultural and veterinary chemical consumer goods
There is no change to processes for suppliers. Suppliers of agricultural and veterinary chemical consumer goods subject to recall will continue to notify and provide information about the recalled goods to the APVMA.
Recalls remaining on the Product Safety Australia website
The following types of recalls remain on the Product Safety Australia website:
- voluntary recalls of agricultural and veterinary chemical consumer goods that are also subject to a safety standard or are banned under the Australian Consumer Law
- voluntary recalls of certain chemical consumer goods that are declared not to be agricultural or veterinary chemical products by regulation.
For consumers: searching for a voluntary recall of agricultural and veterinary chemical products
Consumers can find new voluntary recall notices and notices issued from July 2017 on the APVMA website. The Product Safety Australia recalls site will also direct consumers to the APVMA site.
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Complete a subscription form to be notified of new agricultural and veterinary chemical recalls from the APVMA.