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Check what you need to do to sell cosmetic products in Great Britain.
How to submit a cosmetic product notification to the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS).
Product Recall for LOL Triple Layer Cosmetics Tin sold by Argos (Batch 1F01) presenting a health risk.
Product Safety Report for Caro White Intensive Care Lightening Beauty Cream sold via eBay presenting a serious chemical risk.
Find out which regulations apply to your products and where to go for further information on how to comply with them.
Product Safety Report for TUMAKOU High Frequency Beauty Machine presenting a high risk of electric shock.
Product Recall for Cortex Beauty Hair Curler presenting a risk of electric shock.
What you need to know about and do to comply with the law and keep consumers safe.
Information on how to report a serious undesirable effect (SUE) or safeguarding issue for cosmetic products.
There’s a ban on supplying luxury goods to anyone in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea) or Syria, directly or indirectly.
What you need to do to comply with regulations on manufactured products you place on the market in Great Britain.
Product Safety Report for children’s cosmetic kit presenting a medium risk of suffocation.
Product Safety Report for CT Cosmetics Extra Pure White Gold Glowing, B.S.C. Black Spot Corrector presenting a serious chemical risk.
Forms for the notification of serious undesirable effects (SUEs) from cosmetic products in Great Britain.
How the MHRA makes decisions on what is a medicinal product (borderline products).
Check if you need a certificate to export or move food, drink and agricultural products or export animal feed or pet food.
How a product complies with EU safety, health and environmental requirements, and how to place a CE marking on your product.
Product Safety Report for Uniparco Pure White Cosmetics Gold Glowing presenting a serious chemical risk.
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