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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commisssion (ACCC) is urging consumers to urgently check if their LG, SolaX or Opal home energy solar systems are affected by dangerous LG solar energy storage batteries which are under recall – and if so to contact the manufacturer immediately.

Over two years since the recall of 144,000 Samsung washing machines, a third are still stuck in Australian homes, posing a ‘serious fire risk to the community.’

Consumer advocate Choice is warning hoverboard owners not to overcharge their devices, with some units posing a fire risk when overcharged.

Consumer advocacy group Choice’s latest campaign concerns its crushing of Samsung’s wishy washy washing-machine recall spin cycle.