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OPSS is leading a fresh campaign to raise awareness about potential hazards to adults and children associated with toys and electrical products.
Product Recall for So Divine Vibrating Pearl Love Egg J1202-01 presenting a risk of burns.
The laws on selling, buying and carrying a knife or weapon depend on the type of knife or weapon, your age and your circumstances.
Product Safety Report for OPSS enforcement action against 28 small, high-powered magnetic toys sold via online marketplaces presenting a risk of internal injuries.
Product recall for musical toy presenting a chemical risk.
Find out which regulations apply to your products and where to go for further information on how to comply with them.
Find out which supplies of children’s clothing or footwear are zero-rated for VAT.
Contact your council for a sex establishment licence if you want to run a sex shop or adult cinema
Product: 3D Magnetic Toys Set presenting a serious of choking and injuries
Contact your council for a licence if you want to run a sex shop in Scotland
Product Safety Report for Rutsche Toy Slide sold via Amazon presenting a high risk of suffocation and choking.
Product recall for 3pcs magnetic fidget toy presenting a high risk of choking and internal injuries due to the presence of small parts as received, some of which were found to have an excessively high magnetic flux.
Information about and opinions from the Scientific Advisory Group on Chemical Safety of Non-Food and Non-Medicinal Consumer Products (SAG-CS).
Employment Appeal Tribunal Judgment of Judge Tayler, Mrs Rachel Wheeldon and Mr Steven Torrance on 21 December 2023.
New data from Public Health England (PHE) reveal that diagnoses of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) decreased in 2020 by 32% compared to 2019.
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