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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 Spooktacular Creations Orange & Purple Halloween witch costume sold via Amazon presenting a serious risk of choking and a risk of strangulation.
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 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.
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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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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.
Fake Harry Potter wands, “Paco Rabanne” perfume and “Beats” headphones among items intercepted.
Welsh Office Minister David Jones has welcomed plans announced by the Home Office today [Tuesday 18 January] to crack down on the availability…
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Christmas shoppers should be wary of counterfeit goods which flood the market in the run-up to the festive season, UK Border Agency warns.
Retailers will be banned from selling alcohol below the rate of duty + VAT under new plans announced by the Home Office today.
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