Diary note for Chief Reporter/News Editor Product safety and consumer information seminars
Published03 May 1995
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The Commerce Commission invites your consumer affairs reporter to a seminar on product safety standards and consumer information standards on
May 8-9
New Zealand Society of Accountants
27-33 Ohinerau Street
Remuera
Auckland
The seminar will be opened by Commission Chairman Dr Alan Bollard and has been organised with the support of the Retail and Wholesale Merchants Association.
Retailers, importers and manufacturers poor knowledge of product safety and consumer information standards is concerning the Commerce Commission.
Recent action by the Commission includes:
a company was fined $10,555 for selling dangerous rattles
a company was fined $4,000 for selling children's nightclothes with no fire danger warning labels
two cases are in court against retailers selling unsafe bicycles
more than 20,000 garments were recalled because they failed fire safety standards for children's nightclothes
four shipments of imported goods were held until country of origin labelling was corrected
a chain of family restaurants entered a settlement with the Commission after giving away unsafe toys
a toy store, part of a franchise chain, entered a settlement with the Commission after selling an unsafe toy
As an educational response to its concerns, the Commerce Commission has organised a series of seminars explaining the standards and including practical workshops on applying the standards to businesses.
The first of these seminars was held in Lower Hutt on May 3-4. Another will follow in Christchurch.
