Ford drivers urged to check cars after new recall of faulty airbags

Ford drivers urged to check cars after new recall of faulty airbags

Ford has announced a recall of its Courier vehicles it believes could be fitted with dangerous airbags.

  • byAlex Druce

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Takata airbag crisis worsens as ACCC orders 78,000 cars to be pulled off the road

Takata airbag crisis worsens as ACCC orders 78,000 cars to be pulled off the road

Popular cars made by Audi,BMW,Ford,Honda,Mazda,Mitsubishi,Suzuki and Toyota are believed to be equipped with another type of airbag inflator which may spray shrapnel when deployed in a crash.

  • byJoshua Dowling
Recalls of deadly children's products spike as law fails to deter sellers:report
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Recalls of deadly children's products spike as law fails to deter sellers:report

Recalls from the sale of potentially deadly products for children rose by 88 per cent between 2011 and 2017,with new research finding four-fifths were made in China.

  • byJulie Power
Soft cheeses recalled amid fears of E. coli contamination

Soft cheeses recalled amid fears of E. coli contamination

South-Australia based Udder Delights has announced that routine testing found E. coli in some of the 200 gram white mouldy cheeses.

  • bySumeyya Ilanbey
BMW urges 12,633 owners to stop driving immediately,following fatality

BMW urges 12,633 owners to stop driving immediately,following fatality

The cars may have a new type of Takata airbag linked to a death and a serious injury in two separate crashes in Australia,the ACCC said in an alert.

  • byJoshua Dowling
Salmonella link prompts nationwide recall of Core Powerfoods frozen meals

Salmonella link prompts nationwide recall of Core Powerfoods frozen meals

At least 46 people around Australia,including 15 from NSW,have fallen ill after eating the frozen meals.

  • byJenny Noyes
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Johnson&Johnson recalls 33,000 bottles of baby powder after asbestos found in sample

Johnson&Johnson recalls 33,000 bottles of baby powder after asbestos found in sample

Shares in the company fell more than 6 per cent after health regulators found trace amounts of asbestos in samples taken from a bottle purchased online.

'Should not be driven':Takata airbag danger raised to critical

'Should not be driven':Takata airbag danger raised to critical

A new"urgent recall"for about 20,000 Australian cars has been issued,including models from BMW,Holden,Honda,Mitsubishi and Toyota.

  • byZach Hope andCharlotte Grieve
Ikea recalls children's bibs over choking risk

Ikea recalls children's bibs over choking risk

Ikea is recalling a children's bib after customers complained the button was a choking hazard.

  • byRachel Eddie
Regulators review safety of popular heartburn drugs like Zantac

Regulators review safety of popular heartburn drugs like Zantac

Drug-safety officials are looking into whether Sanofi stomach medication Zantac and generic versions contain dangerous levels of the probable carcinogen NDMA.

  • byAnna Edney andJohn Lauerman
Coles milk recalled in WA amid cleaning fluid contamination fears

Coles milk recalled in WA amid cleaning fluid contamination fears

A Coles spokeswoman said the products may have turned a"yellowish"colour and have a"metallic chemical taste".