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The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has temporarily exempted a particular handrub (also known as hand sanitiser) from the usual regulatory requirements for therapeutic goods.

The increase in demand for hand sanitiser during the COVID-19 pandemic has seen some businesses such as distilleries and breweries pivot to produce hand sanitiser products to cater for the demand.

The COVID-19 pandemic has seen an increase in demand of certain goods such as face masks. If you wish to supply face masks you need to consider whether you are supplying surgical or non-surgical face masks as they are regulated differently.

New South Wales Fair Trading and Standards Australia have today launched new standards to protect consumers from dodgy design, poor manufacturing and confusing or misleading instructions.

The Queensland Office of Fair Trading is warning Queenslanders to be vigilant with their use of wheat bags and heat packs through not only the final month of winter, but all year round.

New South Wales Minister for Fair Trading Matthew Mason-Cox today warned residents to be vigilant with wheat bags and heat packs following two related fire incidents last week.

New South Wales Fair Trading Minister Stuart Ayres today announced a statewide prohibition by Fair Trading on the sale of electric hot water bottles, also known as electric heat packs, due to the risk of death or injury from electric shock.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is reviewing the mandatory standard for hot water bottles. Stakeholders are encouraged to provide feedback on the consultation paper by close of business Monday 3 February 2014.

With all states and territory drug laws now amended to capture dangerous and harmful synthetic drugs, the interim consumer product ban introduced by the Commonwealth has served its purpose.

New South Wales Minister for Fair Trading Anthony Roberts said a range of synthetic drugs have now been outlawed under new legislation which comes into effect today.

The Federal Government has extended the national interim ban on a range of dangerous synthetic drugs and will commence the process to put in place a permanent ban.

New South Wales Minister for Fair Trading Anthony Roberts today welcomed agreement from the Commonwealth and all state and territory ministers that product safety bans will continue to be utilised to prevent the sale of dangerous synthetic drug products.

It’s cold and miserable, and all you want to do is crawl into a nice warm bed. But if you think a wheat bag is a good way to heat it up think again.

New South Wales Fair Trading Commissioner Rod Stowe today said the owners of a tobacconist in Kurri Kurri will face legal action following a raid by Fair Trading officers that uncovered a range of synthetic drugs still being sold despite being banned across the country.

As the cooler weather sets in, the ACCC is warning Australians about the dangers of using wheat bags as a source of warmth and has released tips to use them safely.

New South Wales Fair Trading Commissioner Rod Stowe is warning consumers about the dangers associated with wheat bags and in particular, plush toys containing wheat bags.

New South Wales Minister for Fair Trading Anthony Roberts today welcomed the Commonwealth’s national interim ban on potentially harmful synthetic drugs.

The Federal Government will put in place a national interim ban on a range of dangerous synthetic drugs under its product safety laws.

New South Wales Fair Trading Assistant Commissioner Robert Vellar today announced Fair Trading inspectors had this week visited 1,044 retailers providing information about the new interim product safety ban on synthetic drugs.

South Australia has followed the lead of New South Wales by placing an interim ban on 19 potentially harmful synthetic drugs.

New South Wales Fair Trading Assistant Commissioner Robert Vellar today congratulated retailers across the state for their co-operation with Fair Trading inspectors in removing potentially life threatening synthetic drugs from sale.

In the biggest blitz yet by the state’s consumer protection agency, more than 100 NSW Fair Trading officers today visited 219 retailers across the state informing traders of the new interim product safety ban on a range of synthetic drugs.

The NSW Government today announced an interim product safety ban on a range of synthetic drugs, including cannabinoids and bath salts.

The Metropolitan Fire Service (MFS) and Consumer and Business Services (CBS) have joined forces to remind about the dangers of overheating or misusing therapeutic wheat bags.

NSW Fair Trading Deputy Commissioner Steve Griffin is urging consumers to check their hot water bottles following the voluntary national recall of the Plush Knitted Water Bottle, sold without mandatory warning labels.