Product Safety and Recalls
The ACCC maintains a website listing all Australian product recalls and the following organisations are commissioned to assist with the surveillance and monitoring of product safety in relevant areas.
- Food products – Food Standards Australia New Zealand
- Motor vehicles Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government (Australia)
- Therapeutic goods – Therapeutic Goods Administration
- Agricultural and veterinary products – Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority
- Electrical goods – Australian Electrical Equipment Safety Regulators
- Gas and appliance – Gas Technical Regulators Committee Australia New Zealand
The ACCC, in conjunction with state and territory offices of fair trading, is responsible for developing and enforcing mandatory consumer product safety standards except where the product falls into the jurisdiction of one of the specialist regulators mentioned above.
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