Online retailer Ozsale has been slapped with a $500,000 fine for selling children's nightwear which failed to comply with Australian mandatory safety standards.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) found that Ozsale has sold over 200 non-compliant garments to consumers and had around 11,000 non-compliant items in inventory.
Five styles in the children's nightwear collection were hauled before the ACCC for excessive and highly flammable materials.
ACCC deputy chair Delia Rickard said that the garments posed a serious threat to children.
“The ACCC brought these proceedings because Ozsale placed children at increased risk of injury by supplying non-compliant garments.
"The Orange Superhero Pajamas were particularly concerning, as the fabric and the length of the cape presented a very real risk of injury, as it could easily brush against a heat source and very quickly catch fire.
“Children can suffer serious burns when the nightwear they’re wearing catches fire.
"That is why it is crucial to know how flammable children’s nightwear is in the event of a fire.
"The mandatory safety standard for children’s nightwear exists to ensure that consumers have accurate information about flammability.
"In this case, one garment was so unsafe that it should not have been supplied in Australia at all.”
Ozsale recently coughed up $10,800 in penalties for alleged misleading representations on consumer guarantees.