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ACCC issues first proceedings for non-compliance with mandatory button battery standards

ACCC issues first proceedings for non-compliance with mandatory button battery standards

17 April 2025
By Ruiteng Liu, Alice Waterston, Peta Stevenson
Recently, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) commenced proceedings against City Beach (Fewstone Pty Ltd) for allegedly selling products which did not comply with the ACCC’s mandatory safety and information standards for products containing button batteries.
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On a hot button issue, Sims says to be safe not sorry

On a hot button issue, Sims says to be safe not sorry

18 March 2019
By Lyndon Goddard
Rod Sims has drawn attention to the absence of a general prohibition on the selling of unsafe goods, referring to sometimes-deadly button batteries.
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