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Under Queensland’s Fair Trading Act 1989, many products must comply with mandatory information and safety standards. These standards give consumers vital information and prevent unsafe products entering the marketplace.
Information standards ensure that products show information, usually via a label or warning, that allow consumers to make the best possible choice about a product.
Safety standards require that products meet requirements for performance, composition, contents, manufacturing or processing methods, design, construction, finish and packaging. The standards ensure products are safe for their intended use and help prevent injuries from unsafe goods.
The following products have mandatory standards for safety and performance:
- Baby bath aids
- Baby dummies
- Babywalkers
- Bean bags
- Bicycles
- Bunk beds
- Children's nightwear
- Children's toys
- Cosmetic labelling
- Cots
- Curtain and blind cords
- Disposable lighters
- Exercise cycles
- Flotation toys and swimming aids
- Helmets
- Hot water bottles
- Hydraulic trolley jacks
- Mini-motorbikes
- Motor vehicle child restraints
- Motor vehicle recovery straps
- Moveable soccer goals
- Portable vehicle ramps
- Show bag toys and novelties
- Sunglasses
- Textile labelling
- Vehicle jacks.
As well as the above, portable fire extinguishers, motorcycle helmets, leather goods, shoes and furniture also have to meet strict standards, some of which are quite technical.
For a copy of the standards for these products, go to Standards Australia.
Last reviewed 04/09/2009 |
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