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Angle grinder saw attachment could cause serious injury or even death.
The public are being urged to be wary when buying products from online platforms and to check on GOV.UK whether they have been recalled.
Businesses given 2 additional years to apply new product safety marking.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
OPSS intervenes on more than 66,000 dangerous Belling, New World and Stoves gas cookers which pose a carbon monoxide poisoning risk.
OPSS call for data on the safety of cosmetic ingredients with suspected endocrine disrupting properties.
Grill safety warning issued.
Government is updating the technical annexes to the Cosmetic Products Regulation 2009 and Schedule 2 to the Toys (Safety) Regulations 2011.
Urgent product safety warning to the public.
The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) will commission scientific work to support public protection.
New product safety alerts, reports and recalls site launched by OPSS.
The Office for Product Safety and Standards is calling for entries in the Regulatory Excellence Awards 2022 to share and celebrate practice in the field.
Some products in the household may contain items that can do severe harm if children swallow them, warns OPSS.
Consumers will be better protected from attacks by hackers on their phones, tablets, smart TVs, fitness trackers and other internet-connectable devices thanks to a new world-leading law introduced today by the government.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
The latest Whirlpool tumble dryer recall information as of the end of 5 October 2021.
The latest Whirlpool washing machine recall information as of the end of 5 October 2021.
OPSS is raising awareness of the dangers of swallowing small high-powered magnets.
Government confirms businesses will have an extra year to start using the new product safety marking - the UKCA marking.
As a result of an OPSS Safety Alert and engagement with businesses, a further four magnetic products have now been withdrawn or recalled.
OPSS has issued a Safety Alert for a chainsaw disc attachment that has been incorrectly sold for use with angle grinders.
Report published by the National Audit Office into UK product safety system.
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