It needs to be said — anyone who wants to buy a dummy with bling attached for their infant child probably should have thought twice before breeding. But despite a national ban on “baby bling”, apparently some online stores in Australia are still flogging it.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) issued a press release this week reminding online retailers that baby bling was banned on July 15 after investigations by NSW Fair Trading highlighted that attaching items of jewellery to baby products was a major safety and choking risk. The ban is initially in place for 60 days, but I wouldn’t be surprised if it runs longer.
Jess
Friday, July 22, 2011 at 9:57 AM+1 for the introductory sentence!
Stove
Friday, July 22, 2011 at 10:49 AMHow is it I never find out about the cool new trends until it’s too late?
EckyThump
Friday, July 22, 2011 at 3:55 PMHey Angus, Why was my reply removed? there wasn’t anything nasty in it!
Angus Kidman
Friday, July 22, 2011 at 4:01 PMI don’t recall dumping a comment on this post at any point. We have done some behind-the-scenes upgrades today though, so it might have slipped through the cracks during the changeover.
EckyThump
Friday, July 22, 2011 at 5:05 PMFair enough, seems to happen more often than seems fair is all!