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The Committee on Mutagenicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment (COM) assesses and advises on mutagenic risks to humans. COM is an advisory non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Department of Health and Social Care and the...
The Committee on Toxicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment (COT) is an independent scientific committee that provides advice to the Food Standards Agency, the Department of Health and other government bodies on matters concerning the toxicity...
Information for consumers.
What you need to know about and do to comply with the law and keep consumers safe.
Information about and opinions from the Scientific Advisory Group on Chemical Safety of Non-Food and Non-Medicinal Consumer Products (SAG-CS).
COC advises the government and government agencies on whether substances are likely to cause cancer.
Consumer advice and details of how to report problems with e-cigarettes with guidance on how to place an e-cigarette on the market in Great Britain and Northern Ireland, including the notification scheme.
An independent research report.
Guidance for manufacturers, importers and distributors.
Resources for individuals and organisations to use supporting a variety of safety awareness campaigns.
An independent review of the UK's system for the recall of unsafe products.
Government response to the independent review of the UK's system for the recall of unsafe products by Lynn Faulds Wood.
The CMA has opened an investigation into Unilever UK Limited’s compliance with consumer protection law.
Joint annual report includes brief toxicological background to the Committees' decisions; discussion summaries; Committees' published statements.
Product security factsheet accompanying the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill, outlining the problems the Bill will address and how.
Find out the information you must give to customers on food products and how to give it.
The guide, toolkit and further information for GB authorities with responsibility for consumer product safety.
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