Half of all Australian homes affected by unsafe products
Faulty products continue to cause serious injury and harm to thousands of Australians, with more than 4.5 million items recalled by suppliers in the 2017-18 financial year.
Recall for product correction (firmware update)
Consumers and health professionals are advised that Starkey Hearing Technologies, in consultation with the TGA, is undertaking a recall for product correction (firmware update) for Surflink Media and Surflink Media 2 (models 200 and 210).
Proposed compulsory recall: vehicles with defective Takata airbags
The Australian Government issued a Proposed Recall Notice for a compulsory recall of all vehicles with defective Takata airbags installed, following an Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) safety investigation.
Recall – potential for injury as a result of breakage
Consumers and health professionals are advised that Freedom Healthcare, in consultation with the TGA, is recalling two batches of two different models of Freedom Healthcare Quad Walkers.
Consumers with peanut allergies alerted to mulitple recalls
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) alerted consumers with peanut allergies to further recalls of South Korean bean paste products due to undeclared peanut.