Recalls from the sale of potentially deadly products for children rose by 88 per cent between 2011 and 2017, with new research finding four-fifths were made in China | juliepower
, which was recalled, put infants and children at risk of entrapment, choking and falls. It did not comply with mandatory standards and rules.While 81 per cent of the recalled products were made in China, the data didn't identify in which country the flaws originated, lead author of the research, Catherine Niven, said.found the causes of many flaws in products made in China were US designs.
Ms Niven was shocked to find some in her home, including a pram and "flashing shoes" - light-up children's shoes that were recalled because they had button batteries that could become detached, posing a choking hazard to a child. Ms Niven said the research supported the need for new legislation that would make it illegal to sell unsafe goods.ACCC's Rod Sims
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