New product safety alerts, reports and recalls site launched by OPSS
The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) has launched a new product safety alerts, reports and recalls site to help the British public, businesses and consumer groups identify unsafe products.
The new area, which launched today (April 7), follows extensive research with consumer bodies, regulators and businesses. The new layout is designed to be more user-friendly and encourage the public to check the latest updates for unsafe products available on the UK market, as identified by OPSS or another market surveillance authority.
OPSS has developed the product safety alerts, reports and recalls site to help users with the ability to:
Which?, RoSPA and other consumer bodies have welcomed the new, interactive pages.
Nathan Davies, Executive Head of Policy and Portfolio at RoSPA said:
OPSS already notifies more than 1,500 subscribers to its safety updates and will boost that number in the UK by encouraging members of the public and other stakeholders to sign up to the alerts.
OPSS Chief Executive Graham Russell said: