ACCC accepts Floline International product safety undertakings.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-19 January 2005-ACCC: ACCC accepts Floline International product safety undertakings(C)1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:01192005 The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has accepted court enforceable undertakings from a manufacturer and retailer of bunk beds, Floline International Pty Ltd (trading as Sirocco Homewares Australia), after the ACCC found that its bunk beds did not comply with mandatory safety standards.

Bunk beds sold in Australia are required to comply with the requirements specified in the Australian/New Zealand Bunk Bed Standard AS/NZ 4220:1994. These relate to the design, construction, safety, performance and marking of bunk beds. Following an investigation, the ACCC reached the view that Floline...