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Thousands of Unsafe Chinese-Made Products Seized From Discount Megastore

Victorian Consumer Affairs officers have seized thousands of items from Panda Mart, saying they posed a range of dangers.
Thousands of Unsafe Chinese-Made Products Seized From Discount Megastore
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Rex Widerstrom
Rex Widerstrom
3/7/2025|Updated: 3/7/2025
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Consumer Affairs Victoria has raided Panda Mart, a newly opened discount megastore in Cranbourne, over serious product safety violations, including toys and household goods that pose choking, strangulation, or fire risks.

The store, which sells 28,000 low-cost items including homewares, sporting goods, and beauty products, mostly imported from China, opened on Feb. 27. It proved so popular that police were called on March 3 to control large crowds of shoppers pushing past staff to get into the store.

Rex Widerstrom
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Rex Widerstrom is a New Zealand-based reporter with over 40 years of experience in media, including radio and print. He is currently a presenter for Hutt Radio.
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