Feb 1 (Reuters) - Australia's ACCC:
* AUSTRALIA'S ACCC - CONTINUING TO RECEIVE HIGH NUMBER OF CONSUMER REPORTS ABOUT PRICING & SELLING PRACTICES RELATING TO RAPID ANTIGEN TESTS
* ACCC - HAS RECEIVED ALMOST 3,900 REPORTS FROM CONSUMERS ABOUT RAPID ANTIGEN TESTS BETWEEN 25 DEC 2021 AND 26 JAN 2022
* ACCC - PHARMACIES HAVE BEEN THE MOST-COMPLAINED ABOUT SECTOR, ATTRACTING ALMOST 34 PER CENT OF REPORTS
* ACCC - MORE THAN 50 TEST SUPPLIERS, MAJOR RETAILERS AND PHARMACY CHAINS HAVE NOW BEEN ASKED BY ACCC TO EXPLAIN THEIR COSTS, CURRENT PRICING
* ACCC - INVESTIGATION COMMENCED INTO CLAIMS BY SOME SUPPLIERS THAT GOVERNMENT ENTITIES MAY HAVE DIVERTED, SOUGHT PRIORITY SUPPLY OF RAPID ANTIGEN TESTS
* ACCC - MADE REFERRALS TO FEDERAL POLICE AND TGA ABOUT ALLEGED ILLEGAL RE-SELLING OF RATS, PACKAGE SPLITTING & SALE OF TESTS NOT APPROVED FOR HOME USE Source: https://bit.ly/32RAcRi
