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OPSS is taking enforcement action and warning consumers about a dangerous e-bike battery manufactured by a company called UPP.
Border Force seized almost one million items of counterfeit goods worth nearly £200 million in 2023, with fake electricals targeted in the run-up to Christmas.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
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 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),
The UK’s product safety laws – which are over 30 years old – are set to be overhauled in a bid to make them fit for emerging technologies and new shopping habits.
OPSS is urging consumers to check any Vevor products they may have recently purchased.
The UK’s product regulator has served Suspension Notices on eight businesses to stop the supply of certain models of gas hobs.
OPSS is seeking to appoint further members to its Chemicals, Materials and Toxicology Register of Specialists and Construction Products Register of Specialists.
Countdown begins for new minimum security standards regime for all consumer products with internet connectivity.
Online Marketplaces told they must do more to keep unsafe products off platforms.
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