Product Safety

Who is affected?

If you produce, manufacture, import, distribute or sell goods they must be safe for consumers.

Top tips:

The minimum requirement is that products intended for consumers or reasonably likely to be used by them are safe when they are available for supply or placed on the market.
Make sure you understand the goods you intend to provide and any specific rules you may need to follow.
If you are a producer or distributor you are responsible for warnings and instructions required to enable consumers to use the product safely.
Provide full contact details for your business and make them readily available.
If you are a distributor you must monitor the safety of products you supply as well as keeping records of supply for 6 years.
As well as general safety requirements relating to all products the following products must comply with specific regulatory and or industry requirements:
Construction Products;
Cosmetic Products ;
Electrical Equipment;
Fireworks;
Imitation Food;
Jewellery and metal content;
Leather Goods
Mini-motos and off road vehicles
Nightwear;
Prams & pushchairs;
Recreational Crafts ( Boats, Jet Skis etc)
Toys
Novelty Decorative & Ornamental Giftware (Candles, collectors items & models)
Upholstered Furniture;

Useful links:

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/product-safety-for-manufacturers