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Rather than recalling unsafe products, why not ensure they're safe in the first place?

  • Written by Luke Nottage, Professor, Sydney Law School, University of Sydney
Rather than recalling unsafe products, why not ensure they're safe in the first place?Shutterstock

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 consumer goods – and to a longstanding deficiency in Australia’s consumer safety laws.

About 20 Australian children a week are hospitalised due to swallowing...

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