July 2001
Important precedent for retailers and distributors: High Court finds that novelty containers can be toys —toy safety standard can apply to them
30 July 2001
A recent Dunedin High Court decision has set an important precedent for retailers and distributors: novelty containers can be toys and the product safety standard for toys can apply to them.Relates to: Fair Trading
John Monk Trading fined $12,000 for importing more than 1,500 dangerous toys
24 July 2001
The Christchurch District Court today fined John Monk Trading Co Limited $12,000 for importing 1,512 babies' rattles that were a choking hazard to young children.Relates to: Fair Trading
