Stopping the rising flood of dangerous goods from Shein, Temu, AliExpress and more - CHOICE (www.choice.com.au)

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Over the past two years, CHOICE has conducted several tests of products purchased from discount online marketplaces and found many safety failures

Unsafe goods are pouring in from overseas platforms, despite breaching mandatory Australian safety standards in many cases

In our second designated complaint to the ACCC, we’re calling for a general safety provision that stops unsafe products from being sold in the first place

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[-] Hotznplotzn@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 1 day ago

an 8-year-old named Daniella Jacobs-Herd suffered burns to 13% of her body when a hoodie purchased from Temu caught fire. The item – which was in breach of mandatory Australian safety standards ...

In December 2025, CHOICE purchased 22 toys for children aged 3 ... Six had serious safety failures that could result in children choking on small and unsecured parts.

In November 2025, we purchased 24 toys .... 17 failed to meet the standards and posed serious safety risks ...

This problem is not limited to Australia, unfortunately, as the article also says. It's a global issue. Local retailers in Australia and other democracies will have to shut down immediately if they offered such items.

[-] Taleya@aussie.zone 2 points 20 hours ago

Lol no they wouldn't.

Kmart were selling flammable dinosaur pjs last year, and there are constant choking hazard recalls across multiple retailers.

The lack of regulation is something buyers need to be fucking aware of, but lets not try this "democratic countries" bullshit.

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