Across Australia's most popular online marketplaces, a quiet danger has been accumulating in shopping carts and ceiling fixtures alike — lighting products that do not merely fail safety standards, but catch fire when tested in laboratories. The Lighting Council of Australia's examination of 131 products found nearly three-quarters unfit for Australian homes, a finding that places the familiar human desire for a bargain in direct tension with the equally human need for safety. One platform acted swiftly when confronted with the evidence; others did not, raising a question that echoes through ev
Online lighting products pose fire and shock risks, testing reveals
Research indicates approximately 6% of online marketplace shoppers experience injury or property damage from unsafe products; specific incidents from these lighting failures not yet reported.