Tag: Product Safety
Rapid Alert; steady growth
European Commission’s Rapid Alert System for Dangerous Products sees growth in alerts and follow-up actions.
Code of Practice for Product Recalls Published by UK Office for Product Safety
Rod Freeman and Jamie Humphreys
The Code provides detailed guidance for business and regulators on product safety recalls and corrective actions.
UK Government launches new Office for Product Safety and Standards
UK government announces the formation of a new inter-departmental body to reinforce the UK’s position as a leader in international product safety.
Trilateral MoU formalises product safety cooperation by North American regulators
Rod Freeman and Jamie Humphreys
North American regulators recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding to increase cooperation in response to product safety issues.
8 for 8: UK Government accepts key recommendations to reform recall and product safety regimes
In January 2018, the UK’s Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (“BEIS”) provided its much-awaited response to proposals for reform to the product safety and product recall regimes.
Goods Package proposals promise to shake up enforcement of product regulation across the EU
In December last year, the European Commission published a new “Goods Package” – proposals to significantly reform aspects of product regulation in the EU by 2020. The proposals mainly focus on aspects of enforcement of existing rules. This is important because, whilst European product regulation is amongst the strictest in […]