Rather than recalling unsafe products, why not ensure they're safe in the first place?
- Written by: Luke Nottage, Professor, Sydney Law School, University of Sydney
ShutterstockThe death of Brittney Conway, the three-year-old Gold Coast girl killed by swallowing a button battery, has again drawn attention to deaths and injuries caused by consumer goods – and to a longstanding deficiency in Australia’s consumer safety laws.
About 20 Australian children a week are hospitalised due to swallowing...
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