Product description
Battery operated smoker used to smoke bees in beekeeping
See a list of details to help identify the product
Reason the product is recalled
The battery-operated smoker has a small heat shield between the handle and smoker barrel. The heat shield contains white (chrysotile) asbestos.
The hazards to consumers
Breathing in asbestos fibres can cause a range of serious medical conditions, including asbestosis, lung cancer and mesothelioma.
What consumers should do
If you have one of these battery-operated bee smokers, cease using the product immediately and wrap it in sturdy plastic or seal in a sturdy plastic bag.
Contact Beekeeping Supplies Australia to arrange return of the product for a full refund or replacement product. If you are unable to return product locally, please contact Beekeeping Supplies Australia to discuss options for disposing of the product.
Beekeeping Supplies Australia can be contacted on 07 3879 5541.
Contact Beekeeping Supplies Australia to arrange return of the product for a full refund or replacement product. If you are unable to return product locally, please contact Beekeeping Supplies Australia to discuss options for disposing of the product.
Beekeeping Supplies Australia can be contacted on 07 3879 5541.
Details to help identify the product
Supplier running the recall
Who sold the product
Beekeeping Supplies Australia Pty Ltd
Dates available for sale
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Where the product was sold
New South Wales
Queensland
Responsible regulators
Regulators are established or appointed by government. They enforce regulations and rules.
Quote PRA number 2019/17442 when contacting a regulator about this recall.
Recall and remedy questions
Contact the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission if you have:
- a question about the remedy being offered to you by the business that is responsible for managing this recall, or
- concerns about the way the business is managing this recall.
