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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Catie McLeod Consumer affairs reporter

Fake cigarettes and toys that are ‘essentially weapons’: Choice refers online retailers to regulator over unsafe products

The products Choice bought from online marketplaces included prop cigarettes and lighters shaped like children's toys
Choice bought items including prop cigarettes and lighters shaped like children’s toys from online marketplaces including eBay, Amazon and AliExpress Photograph: supplied

Cigarette lighters that look like toys, gel blasters, flick knives and fake tongue studs are among the “frightening” number of unsafe and potentially banned products being sold to Australians on online marketplaces, a Choice investigation has found.

After identifying the products, Choice on Wednesday formally asked the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission to take action against the retailers and begin a review of the country’s product safety laws more generally.

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