An'orange flash',then Melanie's house burnt down

An'orange flash',then Melanie's house burnt down

Melanie Sandford's Sydney house is likely to be demolished after a fire started where her e-bike battery was charging overnight. There has been a product recall for a faulty batch of batteries.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons

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Mattel recalls baby sleeper linked to deaths from Australian shelves

Mattel recalls baby sleeper linked to deaths from Australian shelves

A Fisher-Price baby sleeper linked to 30 infant deaths has been recalled in the US,with the ACCC considering an Australian recall.

  • byRachel Wells andGoya Dmytryshchak
Fisher-Price Rock ’n Play Sleeper warning after 10 babies die

Fisher-Price Rock ’n Play Sleeper warning after 10 babies die

The seat,which is sold in Australia,should only be used for small children,according to the company and the US consumer agency.

  • bySandra E. Garcia
Eggs pulled from supermarket shelves after potential salmonella scare

Eggs pulled from supermarket shelves after potential salmonella scare

Eggs are being pulled off supermarket shelves across Australia and hundreds of thousands of hens may be killed over a salmonella scare.

  • byMatt Bungard andChristine McGinn
We need a law against risky goods (that's right,we don't have one)
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We need a law against risky goods (that's right,we don't have one)

Australia's product safety regime usually relies on intervention after someone is injured or has died. The head of the consumer watchdog wants the law fixed.

  • byRod Sims
Maleny cheese recalled over fears of E.coli contamination

Maleny cheese recalled over fears of E.coli contamination

The product has been sold at Market Stall,IGA,Fruit and Veg Stores and Dairy Stores in Queensland.

  • byJocelyn Garcia
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Salmonella fears prompt plea to dump contaminated NSW eggs

Salmonella fears prompt plea to dump contaminated NSW eggs

The NSW Food Authority is urging people to check the eggs in their kitchen that may be contaminated with salmonella.

  • byLaura Chung
WA officials attempt to track down 800 banned plants mistakenly sold at Bunnings

WA officials attempt to track down 800 banned plants mistakenly sold at Bunnings

It’s understood a number of metropolitan and regional Bunnings stores sold Callisia repens,including stores in Albany,Kalgoorlie,Geraldton,Bunbury and Busselton.

  • bystaff writers
National recall on faulty airconditioning unit amid fire risk

National recall on faulty airconditioning unit amid fire risk

An airconditioner is being recalled nationally amid fears it could catch fire due to a power fault.

  • byMelissa Cunningham
Christmas ham recalled days before Christmas

Christmas ham recalled days before Christmas

A recall is in place for a Vic's Premium Quality Meat ham.

  • byJocelyn Garcia
New toy gun craze poses threat,NSW police say
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New toy gun craze poses threat,NSW police say

A new type of toy gun - similar to paintball guns - has been growing in popularity in NSW but there are concerns about its legality.

  • byBen Weir