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Recalled products in Australia

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LadyScozz

LadyScozz Report 9 May 2014 04:42

Lots in the news this morning about clothing & sheets which may contain a cancer-causing dye.

Who regulates this? They're NOT doing their job!!

More info here: https://www.recalls.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/952401

:-| :-| :-| :-| :-|

Purple **^*Sparkly*^** Diamond

Purple **^*Sparkly*^** Diamond Report 9 May 2014 07:46

Interesting.

I bet there are products here that are as bad, not sure how our Government fares with recalling or even testing.

Lizx

LadyScozz

LadyScozz Report 9 May 2014 09:15

Liz ~ the crazy part is, the dye is banned in Europe, and has limited use in the US (don't know about other places).

The Australian government has NO excuse for not knowing this!

How far back does this go? Am I sleeping on sheets that may cause cancer?

I can't imagine how parents who bought these clothes for their children are feeling.

I avoid food that isn't grown/made in Australia........ nothing against foreign farmers, but some of their methods (chemicals and fertilisers in particular) are banned here.

I'm disgusted with the Australian government for allowing these items to be sold here.

Ron2

Ron2 Report 10 May 2014 20:45

For UK alerts look on

http://www.food.gov.uk/enforcement/alerts/#.U26BslJOX5p

Researching:
Stuarts - Birmingham, Staffordshire. Beats Notts and Lincs

Purple **^*Sparkly*^** Diamond

Purple **^*Sparkly*^** Diamond Report 11 May 2014 07:52

Thanks for that Ron.

Scozz, I don't understand why there aren't world wide agencies who ban the same things across the nations.

It's like America banning aspartame and UK still letting it be used, very often in No added sugar products which are given to children.

Lizx