AUSTRALIAN RECALL ROUND-UP

5–11 April 2021.

8 product recalls were published during this week. Review the summaries below, then follow the official source before taking action.

Pharmacy and medical products

Roche Diabetes mySugr Bolus Calculator App

A software bug may cause the app to recommend an incorrect amount of insulin where: 1. The user used exchanges as carb display unit (not grams); and 2. The user has set an amount of grams per exchange to something different from the regional default setting (e.g. 10 grams instead of region default of 12 grams).

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Hazardous materials

Hallow Mummy Head

The product contained button batteries which were not adequately secured, so the button batteries in the product may be easily accessible.

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Baby walkers and exercise jumpers

4 in 1 Baby Walker & Trike and 6 in 1 Baby Walker & Trike

These products have some of the features of a stroller, but are unsafe for use as a stroller to transport children as they do not have the safety features required under the mandatory standard 'Consumer Product Safety Standard for Prams and Strollers (Consumer Protection Notice No 8 of 2007, as amended on 14 February 2019)'. These products are missing safety features and labelling and the locking device can be operated easily by a child.

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Gas products and appliances

AstralPool HiNRG, ICI and Viron eVo Gas Swimming Pool Heaters

Water or moisture may enter the ignition module causing it to fail. This may result in overheating and sparking in the relays and lead to the plastic casing of the ignition module catching fire and/or create a 'false' call for heating, allowing the heater to operate when in the 'OFF' position, bridging the safety circuit and allowing the heater to operate with no water flow.

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