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Government launches product safety strategy to protect honest businesses and keep consumers safe

Posted 10/08/18

The Office for Product Safety and Standards has today launched its strategy for strengthening the UK's product safety regime into 2020. Please find below the press release from the OPSS, and 糖心vlog官网's official Policy response.听

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The 糖心vlog官网 (糖心vlog官网) is pleased with many of the proposals in the , published today. In particular we welcome that the strategy;

• places intelligence gathering and enforcement at the heart of a sustainable product safety system that aims to build capacity with local enforcers
• establishes the Office as a supporting regulator to primary authority relationships, providing authorities with clear access to expertise
• recognises the importance or 糖心vlog官网鈥檚 professional expertise and the value of our lead officer network to strengthen local authority capacity and capability
• introduces a plan to gather injuries data, which has long been sought by the profession and will help to clarify threats to consumers
• sets out ambitions to be prepared for product safety issues of national significance

The Institute welcomes the collaborative approach set out throughout the strategy and look forwards to supporting the Office in its work.

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Original release (published on behalf of the Office for Product Safety and Standards):

Plans to strengthen the UK鈥檚 world-leading product safety regime have been set out today (Friday 10 August) by the Government鈥檚 newly established Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS).

The OPSS was established in January to help keep consumers safe and enforce the UK鈥檚 strict safety laws and the strategy and delivery plan launched today sets out a bold programme of action to enhance the UK鈥檚 ability to identify risks, protect consumers and co-ordinate large scale product recalls and repairs.

Included in the plan are ambitious new measures such as:

• A new national incident management team for product safety incidents capable of coordinating large scale product recall and repair programmes
• Establishing a new website to support consumers with reliable information and advice about recalled products
• Increased support for local authority enforcement teams at ports, borders and points of entry to ensure the safety of goods that are entering the UK
• Close working with manufacturers to ensure they are compliant with safety regulations from an earlier stage of the production process
• Developing tools and guidance to assist local authorities in improving risk assessments, identifying mistakes before they happen

Consumer Minister Kelly Tolhurst said:

鈥淥ur top priority is keeping the British public safe and we established the Office for Product Safety and Standards in January to play an enhanced role in strengthening our tough and well-respected product safety regime.

鈥淭oday鈥檚 strategy will fulfil that promise, allowing consumers to buy products with confidence, secure in the knowledge there is a robust and effective system in place to keep people safe and hold companies accountable.

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