PRODUCT SAFETY
AFA Product Safety News for Consumers, Retailers and Suppliers
The AFA places a strong emphasis on product safety. It actively supports Members’ safety programs and promotes action across the industry to improve furniture safety.
We remind consumers to look for the Australian Furniture Association logo when purchasing furniture. The AFA receives numerous consumer enquiries on a daily basis and it makes it easier for us to assist if we can trace back to an AFA Member for support and action, both to protect the consumer and also assist our Members to be responsible and compliant suppliers.
For more information contact the AFA via our Contact Us page.
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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY
Consumer Complaints Continue To Rise
When you buy goods or services and they break too easily, don’t work or don’t perform as generally expected, you have rights under the law. The Australian Consumer Law (contained in a schedule to the Competition and Consumer Act 2010) creates a basic set of guarantees...
Prevent Child Injury and Death – Call for Anchored Furniture
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Mandatory Standards For Cots and Bunk Beds
The ACCC's mandatory standards for cots and bunk beds are currently undergoing review. Some persons will already have received updates on the ACCC Product Safety website and may have been alerted to the process now in train for the review of both of these standards....