DID YOU KNOW?

Kmart Australia is currently selling bubble solution to children in drink bottles! Yes - Drink bottles! (See here)

THIS IS AN ISSUE BECAUSE...

Selling bubble solution to children in drink bottles is monumentally stupid! It defies all logic and common sense, and presents an unnecessary risk to children.

Selling bubble solution in drink bottles stands in direct contrast to the poisoning prevention advice given to parents - that is, not to 'put chemicals like detergents... into empty soft drink or juice bottles' (note 1).

Bubble solution in any packaging presents an obvious an inherent safety risk to children - specifically, that it may accidentally be consumed. Bubble solution in this packaging, however, practically invites children to drink it.

KMART AUSTRALIA'S CARE-FACTOR - ZERO

The issue was raised privately to Kmart Australia. Kmart Australia's quality assurance team, however, dismissed the concern, claiming that the 'bottles are... not like... soft drink bottle[s].' This response is simply not good enough.

KMART AUSTRALIA HAS A RESPONSIBILITY TO DO BETTER

As a trusted retailer (loved by literally cults of Australia mums - and many Australian dads, too), Kmart Australia has a responsibility to do better, a responsibility to help our children safe. 

Safer packaging for bubble solution isn't a big ask. Unnecessary risks are just that - unnecessary. 

WHAT CAN YOU DO? 

Sign this petition asking Kmart Australia to help keep our children safe and stop selling bubble solution in drink bubbles.

Specifically, this petition asks Kmart Australia to:

• initiate a voluntary recall of this product (SKU: P_42955344); and
• assess the safety of all like-products. 

Share this petition with your friends and family. 

Want to do more? Report the product to the ACCC as unsafe. And/or Report the product to Kmart Australia as a safety concern. 

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Thanks for your support!

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NOTES AND FURTHER INFORMATION  

1. The Australian Parenting Website

2. The ingredients of the bubble solution are not listed anywhere on this product. This is inadequate, particularly given that if this bubble solution was to be accidentally consumed, a health professional would want to know this information. 

3. The Queensland Government (at this webpage) provides the following advice for 'blowing bubbles safely' so as to prevent accidental poisoning: 'Do not put the soap solution in a container normally used for drinks e.g. cup, glass or mug.'

4. Read this article on the Queensland Government's WorkSafe website: 'The importance of chemical labelling has been highlighted when a worker ended up in intensive care after drinking a hazardous chemical that had been decanted into a drink bottle.'

5. Per the Australian Government's 'Health Direct' website, 'Young children aged 1 to 3 years are most at risk [of accidental poisoning].'