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OPSS supports new guidance to reduce the environmental impact of electronic product design.
Safety Alert from OPSS.
OPSS publishes annual report for its Product Safety Database for 2023-24.
OPSS identifies product safety recalls to help keep you safe this summer.
Applications are open for experts wishing to join the OPSS Register of Specialists.
From today, regulations enforcing consumer protections against hacking and cyber-attacks will take effect, mandating that internet-connected smart devices meet minimum-security standards by law.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
The Delivery Report 2022-23 outlines Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) activity and achievements in fulfilling its duties.
OPSS is taking enforcement action and warning consumers about a dangerous e-bike battery manufactured by a company called UPP.
OPSS would like to invite any interested parties, to submit any scientific information relevant to the safety assessment of nanomaterials used in cosmetics.
OPSS has asked the public this Christmas to check whether their gas hob requires corrective action.
The Office for Product Safety and Standards is highlighting important steps people should take if they own or are considering buying an e-bike or e-scooter.
The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) is highlighting a range of unsafe Halloween products recalled this season.
OPSS publishes annual reports for its Product Safety Database for 2021-22 and 2022-23.
OPSS publishes the 2022-23 Section 70 Weights and Measures report as Official Statistics.
OPSS publishes information for consumers to raise awareness around the safe purchasing, use and charging of e-bikes and e-scooters.
A further two brands, Swan and Comfee, have been added to the list of gas hobs that may require corrective action, following an investigation by OPSS.
OPSS is currently undertaking an investigation into the safety of gas hobs.
OPSS is warning consumers about certain magnetic reusable water balloons that can present a risk of death or serious injury if two or more magnets are ingested
OPSS would like to invite any interested parties to submit any scientific information relevant to the safety assessment of cosmetic ingredients.
Two new product safety consultations have been opened today, by The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS),
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