Public warning notice: unsafe online child car restraints

[Product Safety ACCC]

Parents are warned not to purchase a particular type of child car restraint being sold online that appears to breach Australia’s mandatory safety standards. </SPAN></SPAN>

Marketed under various names, including ‘Baby Car Seat Pouch’, ‘Portable belt baby car safety seat for 1-5 years old’ and ‘Portable baby car safety seat for 20-40 lbs’, these products are sold through some online retailers and pose potential safety hazards and are likely to fail to protect children adequately in an accident. </SPAN></SPAN>

For more information, please read the warning notice, available on the Product Safety Australia website at http://www.productsafety.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/990357. A copy of the media release (http://www.productsafety.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/990380) is also available. </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN>

What to do</SPAN></SPAN>
If you already have one of these child car restraints, please stop using them immediately and contact the ACCC on 1300 302 502.</SPAN></SPAN>

Further safety tips on using child car restraints are available at http://www.productsafety.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/973979. </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN>

[*Cj*]

Do you work for ACCC?


Are the booster seats in the two links below the same seat? Should it be sold?

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/GanenCar-Booster-Seat-/300627312737?pt=AU_Travel&hash=item45fec8c061

http://www.recalls.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/967893

[bubhub]

Hi *CJ* - the OP would work for the ACCC, but I suspect that they might just post and then not revisit the thread - you might need to email the ACCC to get an answer to your question.

[Product Safety ACCC]

Hello, </SPAN>

Yes, we are pleased to advise that we do monitor our threads, although of course everyone is welcome to email or call us.</SPAN>

We are currently looking into the matter raised by *Cj* and will provide a response here as soon as we can.</SPAN>

Thank you for your interest. </SPAN>

[bubhub]

That's great - thanks ACCC for getting back to us, much appreciated