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How the Office for Product Safety and Standards contributes to the national regulatory landscape.
Our primary purpose is to protect people and places from product-related harm, ensuring consumers and businesses can buy and sell products with confidence. Office for Product Safety and Standards is part of the Department for Business and Trade .
Guidance for manufacturers, their authorised representatives and importers.
Report from the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) on consumer cannabidiol (CBD) products.
Consumer Futures (formerly Consumer Focus), an executive non-departmental public body of BIS, represented consumers across regulated markets. It was abolished on 1 April 2014, with all its functions transferred to other bodies ( Citizens Advice , Citizens Advice Scotland and...
Resources for local regulators.
The government is working to protect UK citizens and businesses from the threats posed by poorly secured consumer connectable products (also known as 'IoT' or 'smart' devices.)
Information on OPSS product safety alerts, reports and recalls for unsafe products and resources for consumers, businesses and regulators.
Information about the Working Group on Product Recalls and Safety.
Find out what a composite food product is, and the rules you need to follow to export or move these products from Great Britain to the EU and Northern Ireland.
How the MHRA makes decisions on when a product is a medical device (borderline products), and which risk class should apply to a medical device.
How to display the legal name for your food product.
Licence and registration application information for companies that deal in precursor chemicals.
Guidance for suppliers and dealers.
Consumer protection and rights for goods and services - returning faulty goods, consumer credit, credit and store cards, refunds.
From today, regulations enforcing consumer protections against hacking and cyber-attacks will take effect, mandating that internet-connected smart devices meet minimum-security standards by law.
Check what you need to do to sell cosmetic products in Great Britain.
A speech by Marcus Bokkerink, Chair of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), delivered at the CMA's 10 year anniversary event.
Summary of the Covid-19 online consumer survey that took place in three waves between 9 April to 6 July.
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