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Attitudes to product safety among small businesses
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One finding of the first two waves of research on product safety and industry published by the Office for Product Safety and Standards in 2022 and 2023 was that smaller businesses showed less awareness of their product safety responsibilities. As a result, this report was commissioned from IFF Research. It explores in more detail how smaller businesses prioritise product safety and are aware of their responsibilities, based on 105 qualitative interviews with sole traders and micro, small and medium-sized businesses.
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Published 3 November 2025