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A liquid lolly, called ‘Sweetman’s Wicked Fizz Liquid Candy’ has been banned today from South Australia, with lolly shops and general stores required to take it off their shelves and withdraw it from sale.

Parents are being urged to check their children’s pacifiers following a nationwide recall.

Australian businesses must begin preparing now for new mandatory product safety reporting requirements that take effect from 1 January 2011, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission deputy chair Peter Kell has warned.

ACCC Deputy Chair Peter Kell announces public warning notice on some latex Sanbrook 'Happy baby dummies'.

The NSW Government is calling for a review of existing safety standards for trampolines after the NSW Product Safety Committee found unacceptable hazards and dangers associated with some products in the domestic market.

Discount goods wholesaler, Cut Price Imports, has contravened the Trade Practices Act 1974 by supplying baby rattles which did not comply with the mandatory consumer product safety standard for toys for children up to the age of 36 months, the Federal Court, Perth has declared.

The Queensland Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is reminding consumers about the potential dangers of ‘recovery’ or ‘snatch’ straps used to tow bogged cars.

The Parliament has passed the most comprehensive changes to the Trade Practices Act since its inception in 1974, Competition Policy and Consumer Affairs Minister Craig Emerson said.

Hot water bottles should be replaced each year to reduce the risk of burns, said Consumer Affairs Minister Craig Emerson.

A fiery safety demonstration in which children’s pyjamas went up in flames after resting on a heater served as a warning about potential hazards this winter.