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.

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.

For more information, please read the warning notice, available on the Product Safety Australia website at http://www.productsafety.gov.au/cont.../itemId/990357. A copy of the media release is also available.

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

Further safety tips on using child car restraints are available at http://www.productsafety.gov.au/cont.../itemId/973979.

[*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-...item45fec8c061

http://www.recalls.gov.au/content/in.../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,

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

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

Thank you for your interest.

[bubhub]

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