More than 500 unsafe toys and items have been seized from theMelbourne Royal Show by Consumer Affairs Victoria.
Out of more than 300 vendors at the event, one has been identified as selling products that could be non-compliant, and potentially deadly.
They include light-up butterfly wings, headbands, and wands all featuring accessible button batteries.
”If they are swallowed, they can quickly burn through your esophagus and cause serious injury or even death, so it’s a very serious matter,” Consumer Affairs Victoria’s Nicole Rich said.
Other items include light-up alien toys without the correct safety labelling, and yo-yo water balls which pose a strangulation risk.
Consumer Affairs Victoria has been conducting inspections to ensure the show is safe.
Its team made the discovery on Wednesday and by yesterday, the Melbourne Royal Show removed the vendor from the grounds.
“It is really disappointing when we do, unfortunately, see something like this, where a trader hasn’t done the right thing and is selling clearly dangerous products to people,” Rich said.
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