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COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

COMPETITION AND CONSUMER ACT 2010

Consumer Protection Notice No.  11  of 2011

PERMANENT BAN ON CHILDREN'S PRODUCTS CONTAINING MORE THAN 1% DIETHYLHEXYL PHTHALATE (DEHP)

I, DAVID BRADBURY, Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer, pursuant to subsection 114(1)(a) of Schedule 2 to the Competition and Consumer Act 2010, IMPOSE a permanent ban on the goods specified below.

Particulars of Goods
   (a)        Toys;
   (b)        childcare articles including, but not limited to, dummies, pacifiers, teething rings, teething rails, rattles, bibs, gum soothers, and comforting objects; and
   (c)         eating vessels and utensils including, but not limited to, feeding bottles, sip/sucking cups, bowls, plates, and cutlery
that:
   (d)        are intended for use by children up to and including 36 months of age;
   (e)        contain, or that have a component which contains, more than 1% by weight of the chemical identified by the unique Chemical Abstract Service (CAS) Number 117‑81‑7 (also known as Diethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP), Di(2‑ethylhexyl)phthalate and Bis(2‑ethylhexyl)phthalate); and
   (f)           are, or have a component containing more than 1% by weight of the chemical identified by the unique Chemical Abstract Service (CAS) Number 117‑81‑7 that is, readily able to be sucked and/or chewed by children up to and including 36 months of age;
but excluding:
   (g)        clothing and footwear;
   (h)        sporting goods;
   (i)           floatation aids and aquatic toys for the specific purpose of assisting a supervised child to float or swim in water; and
   (j)           second hand goods.

Note: Goods subject to this Notice and which fail to comply may be subject to compulsory recall.

Dated this 1st day of February 2011.

DAVID BRADBURY
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer