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How to submit a cosmetic product notification to the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS).
Product Safety Report for children’s cosmetic kit presenting a medium risk of suffocation.
Forms for the notification of serious undesirable effects (SUEs) from cosmetic products in Great Britain.
Information on how to report a serious undesirable effect (SUE) or safeguarding issue for cosmetic products.
Guidance for businesses on Regulation 2009/1223 and the Cosmetic Products Enforcement Regulations 2013.
The campaign supports the IPO's commitments to raise public understanding, and ultimately respect, for IP rights.
The different types of SIA licence, and which job activities need a licence.
Product safety report for unbranded LED beauty mask presenting a serious risk of electric shock
Get help to classify electrical equipment such as communication equipment, cameras, and their parts and accessories.
What you need to know about and do to comply with the law and keep consumers safe.
There are different regulations which apply to devices and equipment including hand gels and PPE (personal protective equipment)
Seeking views on the UK’s proposed ban on the use of plastic microbeads in cosmetics and personal care products.
Product recall for Essence Concealer presenting a risk of microbiological contamination.
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has today announced it will be the first drug safety regulator in the world to pilot its own genetic ‘biobank’, launching 1 June 2023
OPSS would like to invite any interested parties to submit any scientific information relevant to the safety assessment of cosmetic ingredients.
Find out how SIA licensing applies to event staff.
Check SIA licences for security staff such as door supervisors, security guards, CCTV operators and close protection operatives.
People and businesses are invited to share their views on how to make non-surgical cosmetic procedures safer as thousands complain of ‘botched’ procedures.
Report staff, such as door supervisors, security guards, CCTV operators and close protection operatives, who break the law or are a risk to the public.
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