16 product recalls were published during this week. Review the summaries below, then follow the official source before taking action.
Blister pack sheets containing other medicines may have been substituted into some packs of Valpam 5mg tablets. These medicines may include (but may not be limited to) Amlodipine Sandoz 5mg tablets.
This medicine may have been dispensed with missing blister sheets.
Under certain circumstances the battery can build up an excessive amount of heat internally leading to smoke emission, scorching and deformation of the external case.
Presence of an undeclared allergen (egg).
The product does not comply with labelling, branding and user instruction requirements of the Australian Standard AS/NZS 1754.
If the product is used in "slow cooker mode" (on either the high or low settings), the product may not reach and maintain a temperature during the allotted cook time that is sufficient to fully cook the food.
Due to failure of the plastic welds, the product may came apart and expose the magnets. The product fails the Australian mandatory standard Consumer Protection Notice No 5 of 2010: Children's toys with magnets.
The product does not have the required warning label in accordance with Consumer Goods (Elastic luggage straps) Safety Standard 2017.
The affected bicycles may not meet the requirement for mandatory standard AS/NZS:1927 in relation to the Front Hub Retention Test (Appendix C), whereby the front wheel may dislodge from the front fork if the Quick Release Skewer is not properly tightened and secured.
Certain vehicle jacks, sold by HSPO as service replacements for the RG Colorado, Colorado 7 and TrailBlazer, may not have been fitted with the required AS/NZS2693 label which describes the safe and correct usage of the jack.
The bicycle handlebar stems can corrode and break.
The toys contain batteries which can become accessible through normal use which does not comply with Consumer Protection Notice No. 14 of 2003, as amended by Consumer Protection No. 1 of 2005.
The products do not have a warning label in accordance with Consumer Protection Notice No. 2 of 2009.
The portable swimming pool does not have a warning label in accordance with Consumer Goods (Portable Swimming Pools) Safety Standard 2013.
The sunglasses do not have a lens category label in accordance with Consumer Protection Notice No. 13 or 2003 and No. 4 of 2005.
The products do not contain any ingredient labeling in accordance with the Trade Practices (Consumer Product Information Standards) (Cosmetics) Regulations 1991.