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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is urging hair salons to check whether the straightening and treatment products they use are safe following a spate of supplier recalls.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has instituted legal proceedings in the Federal Court, Melbourne against Sontax Australia (1988) Pty Ltd.

South Australian Minister for Consumer Affairs Gail Gago has announced the South Australian Office of Consumer and Business Affairs is conducting an audit on cots as part of an Australia-wide strategy to ensure products are meeting safety regulations.

NSW Fair Trading Minister Anthony Roberts is urging consumers to check if they may have purchased a potentially dangerous children’s toy imported and sold through The Reject Shop stores nationally.

Children have died or suffered serious injuries from entangling themselves on drawstrings on their clothing. But there are things you can do to keep your children safe.

NSW Fair Trading Minister Anthony Roberts today warned consumers to exercise caution when dealing with a variety store business convicted of selling dangerous children’s toys and unlabelled children’s sunglasses from two outlets in metropolitan Sydney.

Shopping online can offer benefits such as increased choice and convenience, but you need to remain vigilant about product safety when buying products online.

NSW Fair Trading Minister Anthony Roberts is urging consumers to check their hot water bottles following the voluntary national recall of 11 types of hot water bottle, sold exclusively through Sussan women’s fashion stores nationally since April, without mandatory warning labels.

NSW Fair Trading Minister Anthony Roberts is asking the media and the public to help get an urgent warning out about the potentially fatal dangers of magnets in toys, after a 3-year old NSW Central Coast child this month suffered a serious throat injury.

NSW Fair Trading Minister Anthony Roberts is urging consumers to check their oscillating fan heaters following a voluntary national recall of two brands of heaters due to the risk of fire and injury.