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Cheap and nasty: toys that harm on the rise
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Monday, 25 June 2007

THE importation of cheap and potentially dangerous toys has increased fivefold since 2000, with scores more presumably slipping under the authorities' radar.

An analysis of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's recall data shows 56 imported products designed for toddlers and babies were removed from retailers' shelves over the past 12 months, compared with just 10 products in 2000.

Full report: Brisbane Times

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