Product Safety

Promoting EU safety standards
Increasing consumer capabilities and responsible behaviours in order to reduce health risks.

Legal aspects of product safety

There are various legal aspects in respect of Product Safety, about which more detail will be given in the following articles. Read more

Product categories

Consumers must have sufficient information before engaging in purchases Read more

The Malta Standards Authority (MSA) is the Authority responsible for transposing Directives into local legislation. Both the pre-market Risk Assessment of products and the Risk Management functions are the responsibility of the Malta Standards Authority. The MSA also acts as the National Standards Body providing various information services on Standards. It has a standards library from where Maltese standards, international and national standards can be purchased. The Market Surveillance Directorate of the MSA is responsible for the enforcement of all the Directives that have been (...) Read more