Legal validation: 15/03/2011

Recall

Product safety requirements for producers and distributors

Into: General product safety Legal aspects of product safety General product safety

The General Product Safety Regulations place several obligations on producers and distributors. 1) Supplying or possessing an unsafe product Producers and distributors must not: place a product on the market expose or possess a product for placing on the market offer or agree to supply a product supply a product, if a that product is not a ‘safe’ product and poses a danger. 2) Providing information for consumers If a that product is not a ‘safe’ product and poses a danger, producers (...) Read more

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Resolving issues with unsafe goods

Into: General product safety Sources of help and advice

When a product is found to be dangerous, certain organisations (such as Trading Standards) within each EU country have responsibility for taking appropriate action to eliminate these risks. These organisations may: withdraw the product from the marketplace, recall it from consumers or issue warnings. The EU have set up a rapid alert system, so that EU countries and the Commission can exchange information on dangerous consumer products with the exception of food, pharmaceutical and (...) Read more

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