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The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) is highlighting a range of unsafe Halloween products recalled this season.
Product Recall for Yhong girl's Halloween dress-up star outfit sold via Amazon presenting a serious risk of choking. The product also presents flammability, entrapment and asphyxiation risks.
Product Recall for Haunted House Dracula, Pumpkin and Frankenstein children’s Halloween face masks sold by The Works presenting a risk of burns
Product Recall for Spooktacular Creations Orange & Purple Halloween witch costume sold via Amazon presenting a serious risk of choking and a risk of strangulation.
Product Recall for Licus Girls Royal Vampire Halloween Costume G-0108 sold via Amazon presenting a serious risk of entrapment.
Product recall for personalised paint your own Halloween pumpkins presenting a high chemical risk and risk of injuries and choking due to the presence of accessible button batteries.
Product recall for Creepy Town Light Up Ghost & Pumpkin decorations presenting a high risk of injuries and choking due to easy access to button batteries.
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Product Recall for Creepy Town Evil Furry Mask sold by Poundland presenting a serious risk of burns.
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The Office for Product Safety and Standards is raising consumer awareness to help protect the public as they enjoy fireworks and fancy-dress this party season.
The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) has produced posters, leaflets and other materials to spread the word on keeping safe this Halloween.
Three would-be illegal immigrants have been stopped from entering the country after Border Force officers found them hiding inside a lorry.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
The Prime Minister's Deputy Spokesperson answered questions on the inquiry into historical child abuse, aid, Halloween and the EU budget.
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