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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.
A interactive map showing thousands of low and no-cost events across the country to help plan your half term activities.
Product Recall for Creepy Town Evil Furry Mask sold by Poundland presenting a serious risk of burns.
Product Safety Reports for Dress up America costumes presenting a serious risk of entrapment, suffocation and choking.
Product Safety Report for Spooky Season Eyeshadow Palette presenting a serious chemical risk.
You cannot buy or use fireworks if you're under 18, and you must not set off fireworks between 11pm and 7am, except on certain occasions
This statistical release gives details of the number of persons injured by fireworks in Northern Ireland during the Halloween period. The survey covers a four/five-week period and covers those injuries treated at A&E Departments and Minor Injuries Units
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Product Recall for Maeau baby girl's pumpkin outfit sold via Amazon presenting a serious chemical risk.
This statistical release gives details of the number of persons injured by fireworks in Northern Ireland during the Halloween period. The survey covers a four/five-week period and covers those injuries treated at A&E Departments and Minor Injuries Units.
Amy Bruce, Operations Manager at Suffolk YJS, shares her experience of being an early adopter of the YJB’s new Prevention and Diversion Assessment Tool.
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