Product safety guidance
Learn about your product safety responsibilities as a business. Find out how to know if the products you are selling are safe and how to comply with legislation.
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Notify an unsafe product
Businesses are obliged to inform both the manufacturer and the CCPC if they have an unsafe consumer product on the market.
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Product recall guidance
What to do if you are selling an unsafe product
Find out what action you must take and who you must inform if you have sold an unsafe product.
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How to conduct a product recall
Businesses must inform consumers if they have been sold an unsafe product. Find out how to conduct a recall of an unsafe product.
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Safety Gate reports
Safety Gate is the EU system for all dangerous consumer products, with the exception of food, pharmaceuticals and medical devices. Learn more about Safety Gate and sign up to receive notification about unsafe products.
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Product specific guidelines and legislation
General product safety regulations
This legislation imposes obligations on economic operators to ensure that products placed or made available on the market are safe.
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All devices and appliances burning gaseous fuels cannot be placed on the market unless it complies with essential safety requirements.
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PPE cannot be placed on the market unless it complies with essential health and safety requirements in the PPE Regulations.
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All businesses involved in placing toys on the market, including manufacturers, importers, distributors and retailers, have specific duties in ensuring that toys meet strict safety standards.
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The legislation provides that electrical equipment cannot be placed on the market unless it complies with essential health and safety requirements.
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