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Budget retailer Panda Mart is facing 130 charges for electrical safety offences after allegedly stocking dozens of dangerous lamp models and other household electrical goods in March last year that posed an electrocution risk.
Energy Safe Victoria charged the company after it allegedly supplied electrical products that did not comply with mandatory safety requirements.
This includes many items not marked with the required Regulatory Compliance Mark (RCM) that indicates a product is up to Australian standards.
More than 50 models of desks and table lamps were later seized with suspected safety hazards. (Supplied)

Energy Safe Victoria has raised allegations against Panda Mart, claiming the retailer sold products without being registered as a “Responsible Supplier” on the national Electrical Equipment Safety System (EESS), a mandatory requirement.

The investigation began after the regulator received information from another regulator in New Zealand related to possible non-compliant products being sold by the retailer.

In March of the previous year, enforcement officers and equipment safety compliance engineers from Energy Safe conducted inspections at Panda Mart’s Cranbourne store and Dandenong warehouse.

Following these inspections, authorities confiscated over 50 different models of desks and table lamps due to suspected safety issues. Among the concerns were inadequate insulation and exposed live components, which pose a risk of electric shock upon contact.
A voluntary recall was conducted by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) of the lamps shortly after.
Budget retailer Panda Mart is facing 130 charges for electrical safety offences. (Energy Safe Victoria)

Customers who have purchased these table lamps from Panda Mart are advised to return them to the store without delay.

In Victoria, supplying electrical appliances that fail to meet safety standards is illegal and can result in fines of up to $50,000.

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