Submitted 6 days ago by zero_gravitas@aussie.zone to news@aussie.zone
In short:
A Queensland girl sustained significant burns when wind blew sparks onto a jumper purchased from Temu, which ignited “in a split second”.
Temu recalled the jumper for failing to meet mandatory safety standards.
What’s next?
CHOICE is calling for more proactive protections for Australian consumers, in line with international legislation.
Oh. More reasons to avoid the scourge that is Temu.
Regulations are written in blood. Corporate industry can add another “accident” the pile :/
When I was a child in the 70s, I hung my pajamas by the wall heater, the one installed in the bathroom. Yeah. Turned into molten plastic, horrifying. I should note, GFCI circuits did not exist and we did not have grounded sockets in that 50s home.
We were bombarded with fire/electrical safety in school, houses burned down on the regular. A huge apartment building by us burned down, killed a bunch of people, because they had used pine shake shingles. Ever lit pine on fire? It burns so very bright.
Yes, dangerous products exist. Yes, government should do more to test and recall, as well as putting that onus on manufacturers. Yes, shit was far worse just a few decades ago.
Industry always tries to get around regulations though, look at the cheap flammable cladding on some newer buildings.
Good reminder for today’s survival tip. If you are ever stranded in the woods, collect hardened pine sap. It’s an excellent fire starter. If you are the ultimate survalist, turn your pine sap into turpentine for a wider range of uses.
Pine roots as well!
I think I foresee a future headline:
“Temu recalls power bank after it exploded in a plane, causing rapid decompressurization and ultimately leading to the plane crashing, killing all passengers”
C’mon. Your ONE job as a parent is to protect your kid. At no point you went “hmmm, maybe this hoodie is too cheap for a reason?”
No. That is a fucked up way to look at this. It is a good thing that regulations exist which means I don’t have to be an electrical engineer, microbiologist, thin film chemist, soil scientist, hydrological engineer etc etc in order to avoid being hurt by shoddy products.
People who skirt regulations and sell inferior goods are bad people and the blame lies with them.
My stance is one of caution. If something seems to good to be true it usually is. You want to rely on protections of government enforcement and buy from overseas retailers that’s your right. Doesn’t make it smart though.
Course TEMU are to blame here. But this has got real “the GPS told me to drive into the lake” energy to it. Gotta take SOME responsibility in your choices.
Course the whole Kmart sheet recall is very different, thats an aussie retailer.
Putting all else aside, the hoodie was given as a gift by the kid’s grandmother (see first paragraph), so the parent(s) probably didn’t know the price or the retailer.
My sister, with great intentions, bought a lot of gifts for us from Temu. They’re all of “instant landfill” quality. Not unexpected. Nothing quite so dangerous as that jumper though.
Her grandmother must be feeling awful
shirro@aussie.zone 6 days ago
Who the fuck buys shit off temu? Those sites are a dumping ground for products that don’t meet the already lax quality and regulatory requirements of our retailers. China can make very high quality products to equally high standards but where is the incentive when consumers are brain dead and buy mountains of crap instead of save to buy quality then look after it.
jol@discuss.tchncs.de 6 days ago
All my family apparently. Temu and Shein. They all browse those apps a lot.
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone 6 days ago
500 million people have installed Temu on an Android device. Temu have gone ham with advertising - every second ad on my phone is them. They’ve taken over the shopping tab on Google. It’s fucking stoopid
imPastaSyndrome@lemm.ee 5 days ago
Old retired Floridians