AUSTRALIAN RECALL ROUND-UP29 February 2016 – 6 March 2016.
9 product recalls were published during this week. Review the summaries below, then follow the official source before taking action.
Dirt bikes and miniature motorbikesThe bike does not comply with Consumer Protection Notice No. 14 of 2011, as the bike does not feature a floating or sliding type brake caliper, and does not automatically distribute the braking effort equally onto each brake lining without needing adjustment at the brake caliper.
Home electrical appliancesThe flexible cord can fail at the entry to the dryer resulting in arcing and exposing live parts. The hair dryers fail to meet the flexing requirements of the electrical safety standard.
Ride-on lawn mowers and tractorsA manufacturing defect may lead to spalling on the blade support.
Car parts and accessoriesAffected high lift vehicle jacks do not comply with the labelling or instructions required in the mandatory standard for vehicle jacks, which is based on the Australian/New Zealand Standard AS/NZS 2693:2007.
General product safetyTakata airbag inflator: As it gets older, a combination of heat and humidity can cause the airbag inflator propellant to degrade. If an affected vehicle is involved in a collision triggering the airbag, the metal inflator housing may explode/rupture under too much internal pressure.
Computers, laptops and accessoriesSome battery packs, manufactured by Panasonic for Sony, which are supplied with these products are in a batch that has the possibility to overheat due to a manufacturing issue.
Pharmacy and medical productsTGA testing of ConceivePlease one step hCG urine pregnancy test kits from the affected batch found that these kits do not meet a claim made in the product documentation. Specifically, these tests failed to detect hCG at concentrations of 25 mIU/mL levels.
Pharmacy and medical productsThe Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has tested a product labelled Maxagra capsules and found that: •the capsules contain the undeclared substance sildenafil; and •the capsules contain the undeclared antibiotic substance oxytetracycline
Indoor furniture and furnishingsThe item does not have a child-resistant fastener or the required safety warning label.