ACCC takes action against Joystick as tests reveal toxic chemicals in e-cigarette

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has launched proceedings in the Federal Court against The Joystick Company Pty Ltd, for allegedly telling consumers its products do not contain any toxins or formaldehyde.

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The case, put forward by the ACCC, follows three previous infringement notices against Joystick for misrepresentations of products, all of which the e-cigarette retailer did not pay within the specified payment period.

The latest proceedings commenced after the ACCC commissioned tests which found Joystick’s tested e-cigarette product to contain toxic chemicals including formaldehyde, acetaldehyde and acrolein, all of which are carcinogenic to humans.

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