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Legal validation: 15/03/2011
Labelling
CE Mark
Into: General product safety 
Ensuring product safety Safety labelling
An important aspect of the safety of many products is the CE Mark. The CE Mark is a passport for goods to circulate freely within the EU. The manufacturer or their authorised representative in the EU put the CE mark on a product to show the product is declared to be compliant with current safety requirements. The following products require the CE mark: Toys Domestic and Commercial Electrical Goods Recreational Craft Machines Radio and Communications Equipment Medical Devices (...) Read more
Compliance with safety requirements
Into: General product safety Legal aspects of product safety General product safety
The General Product Safety Regulations 2005 cover all products that fall under their remit. There are, however, a large number of regulations and standards that specifically cover different types of products, such as Toys, Electrical Equipment and Dangerous Imitations. The specific legislation covering these areas are considered in our Categories of Product section. Read more
Don’t use drugs and drive
Into: General product safety Product categories Vehicles Road safety advice
Drugs – both those prescribed and those that are illegal - can affect your body in many different ways. They can, therefore, affect your ability to drive causing a range of symptoms, including: Slow reaction times Tiredness Confusion Hallucinations Paranoia It is illegal to drive under the influence of drugs as it is just as dangerous as driving whilst under the influence of alcohol. Anyone needing help with issues relating to drug taking, can visit the Government’s Drug advisory website (...) Read more
Reading labelling
Into: General product safety Product categories Household products Household safety tips
In order to be an informed and safe consumer, you should read all labels on household products. They will give important messages on aspects such as health, reactivity, flammability, environmental damage, toxicity and safety that are important to you as a consumer, but which you may not have considered. As a wise consumer you should choose products that give the most specific information on ingredients and environmental claims, and you should avoid products avoid products that are highly (...) Read more
Hazard labelling
Into: General product safety Ensuring product safety Safety labelling
Dangerous chemicals, by law, must have warning labels flagging their contents. Consumers should know what these labels mean. Commonly found hazard labels on consumer products are: Toxic The poison symbol is self-explanatory. Many of these are dangerous even on contact. Found in the home in rat poisons, weedkillers, dishwasher detergents, disinfectants, bleaches, etc. Environmental hazard Substances that require particular care to be taken on disposal. Rare in home products; more (...) Read more
Durability labelling
Into: General product safety Ensuring product safety Safety labelling
Food, medicines and some cleaning products have date labelling. As well as knowing the ingredients of a product and where it has been produced, consumers need information about durability. In relation to food labelling, manufacturers may use terms such as ‘display until’ and ‘sell by’ but it is the terms ‘best before’ and ‘use by’ that are recognised in law in the UK. Use by date – this tends to be the durability marking used on perishable items such as yogurts, fresh dairy produce, meats and (...) Read more
Labelling of detergents
Into: General product safety Ensuring product safety Safety labelling
The legislation on detergents permits improved protection of the environment by safeguarding water systems from the harmful effects of certain substances found in detergents. It also increases consumer protection through more complete labelling which includes any substance that could cause allergies. Regulation (EC) No 648/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 on detergents permits improved protection of the aquatic environment against the surfactants in (...) Read more
Labelling
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Recycling/Environment
Labelling of dangerous substance
Into: General product safety Ensuring product safety Safety labelling
Classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous substances is harmonised in order to protect public health and the environment and ensure the free movement of such products. Harmonised labelling allows consumers to recognise these substances easily. "Substances" means chemical elements and their compounds as they occur in the natural state or as produced by industry. "Preparations" means mixtures or solutions composed of two or more substances. The classification of dangerous (...) Read more
Textile care labels
Into: General product safety Product categories Textile products
Labels showing flammability performance and cleaning/ washing instructions must be permanent and securely sewn into the garment. The words may appear in a variety of positions providing that any other label or part of the garment does not obscure the information. There is a code of practice for textile care labelling which recommends how information can be passed to the consumer on the washing, bleaching, ironing, dry cleaning and drying of textiles. Symbols used on labels are consistent (...) Read more
How much do you know about safety labelling?
Into: General product safety Ensuring product safety Safety labelling
Poison prevention in the home
Into: Keep yourself safe In case of poisoning
Do: Use containers with child-resistant caps. Keep all chemicals and medicines out of sight and reach of children. Keep all products in their original containers. Use any protective clothing, gloves or goggles that are recommended in the instructions. Learn to recognise the hazard warning symbols for dangerous chemicals. Do not: Remove the labels from medicines or household products. Transfer tablets to another container. Store chemicals under the kitchen sink or where they can easily (...) Read more
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