NSW Fair Trading – Toy Survey 2015 www.fairtrading.nsw.gov.au 133220 Christmas Product Safety Survey 2015 This year’s product safety survey saw NSW Fair Trading inspect 773 business premises across NSW and examine products designed for children under 36 months of age, projectile toys and aquatic toys. The following 83 children’s toys were found to be non-compliant during this year’s survey. The 83 non-compliant children’s products have been removed from store shelves in the lead-up to Christmas 2015. Fair Trading investigators found the non-compliant items on sale across NSW during the annual Christmas product safety survey in October 2015. The 83 children’s toys that failed testing are broken down as follows: Children’s toys – 68 Consumer Protection Notice No. 14 of 2003 - Consumer Product Safety Standard Toys for Children up to and including 36 months of age Toys for children under 36 months must comply with AS/NZS ISO 8124.1:2002 Safety of Toys Part 1: Safety aspects related to mechanical and physical properties. The Standard restricts the supply of toys manufactured, designed, labelled or marketed for a child of an age less than 36 months, which have dangerous small parts which represent an inhalation and ingestion hazard. Projectile toys – 10 Consumer Protection Notice No.16 of 2010 - Consumer Product Safety Standard for Children’s Projectile Toys for children up to and including fourteen years of age Toys that are capable of firing any projectile must comply with AS/NZS ISO 8124.1:2002 Safety of Toys Part 1: Safety aspects related to mechanical and physical properties. The Standard requires projectile toys to pass a kinetic energy test, have a protective tip on the projectiles that does not become detached, and have projectiles do not pose choking or inhalation hazards. In addition, the Standard restricts the supply of projectile toys capable of discharging improvised projectiles such as nails or coins. Aquatic toys – 5 Consumer Protection Notice No. 2 of 2009 - Consumer Product Safety Standard for Aquatic Toys Children’s aquatic toys must comply with certain provisions of AS/NZS ISO 8124.1:2002 Safety of toys Part 1: Safety aspects related to mechanical and physical properties with variations. The Australian Standard specifies labelling for aquatic toys intended for children under 14 years of age to minimise the risk of drowning.
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NSW Fair Trading – Toy Survey 2015 www.fairtrading.nsw.gov.au 133220
Christmas Product Safety Survey 2015
This year’s product safety survey saw NSW Fair Trading inspect 773 business premises across NSW and examine products designed for children under 36 months of age, projectile toys and aquatic toys. The following 83 children’s toys were found to be non-compliant during this year’s survey. The 83 non-compliant children’s products have been removed from store shelves in the lead-up to Christmas 2015. Fair Trading investigators found the non-compliant items on sale across NSW during the annual Christmas product safety survey in October 2015. The 83 children’s toys that failed testing are broken down as follows:
Children’s toys – 68 Consumer Protection Notice No. 14 of 2003 - Consume r Product Safety Standard Toys for Children up to and including 36 months of age
Toys for children under 36 months must comply with AS/NZS ISO 8124.1:2002 Safety of Toys Part 1: Safety aspects related to mechanical and physical properties. The Standard restricts the supply of toys manufactured, designed, labelled or marketed for a child of an age less than 36 months, which have dangerous small parts which represent an inhalation and ingestion hazard.
Projectile toys – 10 Consumer Protection Notice No.16 of 2010 - Consumer Product Safety Standard for Children’s Projectile Toys for children up to and i ncluding fourteen years of age
Toys that are capable of firing any projectile must comply with AS/NZS ISO 8124.1:2002 Safety of Toys Part 1: Safety aspects related to mechanical and physical properties. The Standard requires projectile toys to pass a kinetic energy test, have a protective tip on the projectiles that does not become detached, and have projectiles do not pose choking or inhalation hazards. In addition, the Standard restricts the supply of projectile toys capable of discharging improvised projectiles such as nails or coins.
Aquatic toys – 5
Consumer Protection Notice No. 2 of 2009 - Consumer Product Safety Standard for Aquatic Toys
Children’s aquatic toys must comply with certain provisions of AS/NZS ISO 8124.1:2002 Safety of toys Part 1: Safety aspects related to mechanical and physical properties with variations. The Australian Standard specifies labelling for aquatic toys intended for children under 14 years of age to minimise the risk of drowning.
NSW Fair Trading – Toy Survey 2015 www.fairtrading.nsw.gov.au 133220
Non-compliant children’s toys
Lucky bear music centre No.437289 Thomas & friends easy comedy No.SY727 Merrylands Blacktown
Dora the explorer 3D light car No.901-192 Light train No.YJ388-4 Blacktown Caringbah, Wentworthville
Blue fire engine No.777-7 Protect serve police boat No.TY10103 Emerton Emerton
NSW Fair Trading – Toy Survey 2015 www.fairtrading.nsw.gov.au 133220
Non-compliant children’s toys
Thomas train No.1039A Despicable me minion No.8608 Wentworthville Fairfield
Elephant projection flash electric No. LX312 Cartoon likeability music car No.288-4 Caringbah Rooty Hill
Fight helicopter bump & go No.329 Loveable snail wood toy Flemington, North Rocks, Fairfield Haymarket
NSW Fair Trading – Toy Survey 2015 www.fairtrading.nsw.gov.au 133220
Non-compliant children’s toys
Red shaker light up drum Gangman style music car No777-3 Haymarket Haymarket
Flash pink and orange turtle Don’t fall angry bird No.A333-27 Haymarket Haymarket
Frozen fly dream 3D light No.1188-11 Power fire truck with light & sound No. 175B-2 Merrylands Engadine
NSW Fair Trading – Toy Survey 2015 www.fairtrading.nsw.gov.au 133220
Non-compliant children’s toys
Elsa & Anna musical horse No JD165-BX Thomas & friends train No. 98-1 Xin sen Mortdale Auburn