News

The recent ACCC webinar on sourcing safe products is now available for viewing online.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is consulting on the draft criteria for accepting international product safety standards and risk assessments.

This week the ACCC led the beginning of a coordinated product safety sweep of online shopping websites.

From the 5th of May 2015 the ACCC will be decommissioning the Product Safety Australia directory.

With the Easter holidays approaching the ACCC is reminding consumers that State gas regulators have stopped the sale of many portable butane gas 'lunchbox' cookers as they fail some safety requirements of the relevant gas appliance standard. If you own one of these cookers, please stop using it immediately.

The ACCC is in the process of updating and improving both the Product Safety Australia and Recalls Australia websites and is seeking your input via a survey.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is considering options to limit consumer exposure to hazardous azo dyes in certain clothing, textiles and leather goods.

Newly published guidelines for child safety in standards are now available via the ISO website.

The Australian Government has announced a new mandatory safety standard for bean bags, to commence on 1 January 2016.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is seeking information from businesses that develop, manufacture or supply products that use button batteries.