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From 21 October 2013 bunk beds supplied in short-term rental accommodation in Queensland will have to meet mandatory safety standards. Find out more...

The ACCC has amended the draft revised mandatory standard for baby walkers since the first round of consultation.

The supplier guide is now available for the new information standard on tobacco health warnings which takes full effect on 1 December 2012.

This year two rare astronomical events will take place in Australia, the Transit of Venus and a total solar eclipse. Read the information available here and follow these tips for viewing these phenomena safely.

This document provides information and seeks public comment on the proposed regulation.

The mandatory information standard for the display of graphic health warnings on tobacco products commences on Sunday 1 January 2012 and takes full effect on 1 December 2012. The standard covers all retail tobacco products sold in Australia, that are made for human consumption, be it smoking, sucking, chewing or snuffing.

An additional five teeth whitening kits have been recalled due to unsafe levels of either hydrogen peroxide and/or carbamide peroxide. The products are:

The ACCC today launched its first Facebook page ‘ACCC Product Safety’.

Parents are warned not to purchase a particular type of child car restraint being sold online that appears to breach Australia’s mandatory safety standards.