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What you need to know about and do to comply with the law and keep consumers safe.
Things to consider when buying and using products.
Find out which regulations apply to your products and where to go for further information on how to comply with them.
How the MHRA makes decisions on what is a medicinal product (borderline products).
Papers from the Office for Product Safety and Standards.
Information on OPSS product safety alerts, reports and recalls for unsafe products and resources for consumers, businesses and regulators.
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 .
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The rules about product labelling - including special rules for retailers and manufacturers in different business sectors (like food, jewellery and toys)
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 create a model of how your digital health product works and choose measures for your evaluation.
How to ensure the products you make or import comply with the law and are safe for consumers to use.
We advance prosperity by ensuring no viable UK export fails for lack of finance or insurance, doing that sustainably and at no net cost to the taxpayer.
A collection of guides for anyone working with animal by-products (ABPs), including how to process, transport, store and dispose of them.
Product security factsheet accompanying the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill, outlining the problems the Bill will address and how.
Guidance for manufacturers, importers and distributors on the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022 and Regulations 2023.
How to display the legal name for your food product.
How to submit a cosmetic product notification to the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS).
The guide, toolkit and further information for GB authorities with responsibility for consumer product safety.
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