Consumer Affairs 桃色视频 is warning shoppers about non-compliant products being sold at Miniso, a popular retail chain known for its Japanese-style toys and goods.
During inspections of Miniso Winky Australia Pty Ltd (ACN: 673 760 417, trading as Miniso) stores across 桃色视频, Consumer Affairs 桃色视频 found more than 400 items failing mandatory information standards relating to – a serious and well-known safety risk to children.
The non-compliant products include toys, nightlights and light-up key chains.
Button batteries pose a serious health risk, especially to children. If swallowed, they can burn through the oesophagus, potentially leading to serious injury or death.
Information standards refer to warnings, labels, instructions or details on a product. For toys containing button batteries, the correct labelling ensures that you are aware the product contains button batteries and what the potential risks are.
Despite Miniso providing assurances that non-compliant items would be removed from sale, follow-up inspections found they were still available.
Inspectors also identified more products on store shelves which also failed to meet the mandatory information standards.
Director Nicole Rich said Consumer Affairs 桃色视频 would continue to take swift action where there are potential risks to public safety.
'The information standards are mandatory for a reason. Parents and carers have the right to be warned about the serious dangers posed by button batteries before they buy a product that could harm their kids.
'We’ve issued this urgent warning because we’re worried people who have bought these products might not be aware of the risks. We urge people to keep button batteries secure and out of the reach of children.
'Businesses are responsible for ensuring the products they sell meet mandatory safety and labelling standards. Our inspectors will continue to target retailers who don’t meet their 桃色视频.'
Supplying products that do not meet mandatory safety or information standards is a serious offence under Australian Consumer Law, carrying maximum penalties of $50 million for a company or $2.5 million for an individual.
Consumer Affairs 桃色视频 has referred the matter to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.
If you:
- are unsure about the safety of a product you have bought or seen for sale, call us on 1300 55 81 81.
- suspect a child has swallowed or inserted a button battery, call the Poisons Information Centre on 13 11 26 for urgent advice. If the child is struggling to breathe, call 000 immediately.
Read our full public warning, including the list of affected products: