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The Office for Product Safety and Standards has issued a stop warning for 17,000 heat pump tumble dryer owners.
New members appointed to the Office for Product Safety and Standards Advisory Board.
New posters promoting button battery safety provide 5 top tips to keep children safe.
New resources launched to raise awareness about unsafe baby sleeping products.
E-bike safety videos translated into several languages by OPSS to assist food delivery riders.
Repeat warning to stop using UPP batteries linked to multiple serious fires.
Bikers Lifestyle Ltd has been ordered to pay over £10,000 in fines and costs after selling motorcycle helmets that "catastrophically failed" safety tests.
The Government has published new independent research into the safety of e-bike and e-scooter lithium-ion batteries, chargers and e-bike conversion kits.
A progress update on the Government’s review of the fire safety of domestic upholstered furniture.
New statutory guidelines published for businesses producing and distributing lithium-ion batteries for e-bikes.
Following an OPSS investigation, luxury yacht maker Sunseeker International Limited has been fined for breaches of timber laws.
Follow OPSS guidance to purchase, use and dispose of fireworks safely and responsibly.
OPSS would like to invite any interested parties to submit any scientific information relevant to the safety assessment of cosmetic ingredients.
Public asked to be vigilant following tests.
Public asked to dispose of any cosmetics containing Lilial.
Safety Alert from OPSS.
OPSS publishes annual report for its Product Safety Database for 2023-24.
OPSS is taking enforcement action and warning consumers about a dangerous e-bike battery manufactured by a company called UPP.
Border Force seized almost one million items of counterfeit goods worth nearly £200 million in 2023, with fake electricals targeted in the run-up to Christmas.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
OPSS would like to invite any interested parties, to submit any scientific information relevant to the safety assessment of nanomaterials used in cosmetics.
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