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Rather than recalling unsafe products, why not ensure they’re safe in the first place?
The death of Brittney Conway, the three-year-old Gold Coast girl killed by swallowing a button battery, has again drawn attention to deaths and injuries caused by...
About 20 Australian children a week are hospitalised due to swallowing batteries, and three have died since 2013.
- Luke Nottage
- The Conversation
Preventing such cases was one of the top product safety priorities of…
In 2019 a total of about 780 Australians were killed by consumer products, and a further 52,000 injured, according to the consumer watchdog.
Misadventure can never be eliminated, but more safety measures could be…