Trade Practices Act 1974 - Consumer Protection Notice No. 6 of 2010 - Declaration that certain goods containing more than 1% diethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP) are unsafe goods (Cth)

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

TRADE PRACTICES ACT 1974

Consumer Protection Notice No. 6 of 2010

DECLARATION THAT CERTAIN GOODS CONTAINING MORE THAN 1% DIETHYLHEXYL PHTHALATE (DEHP) ARE UNSAFE GOODS

I, CRAIG EMERSON, Minister for Competition Policy and Consumer Affairs, pursuant to section 65C(5) of the Trade Practices Act 1974 DECLARE goods of the kind specified below to be unsafe goods:

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 117­81-7 (also know 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.

Dated this 26th day of February 2010

CRAIG EMERSON Minister for Competition Policy and Consumer Affairs