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This page gives information on
products, or product areas, which are covered by specific safety
regulations or considerations. See also General
Product Safety Regulations.
Product Recalls. The Trading Standards Central web
site contains a list of product
safety notices/recalls.
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Chemicals in Consumer Products |
Nickel
 Guide to the Dangerous Substances and Preparations (Nickel)
(Safety) Regulations 2000.
  Guide
to 2000 Regulations
Printed
copy
Guide to the Dangerous Substances
and Preparations (Nickel) (Safety) Regulations 2005
Guide
to 2005 Regulations (8 pages)
This Guide applies to "The
Dangerous Substances and Preparations (Nickel) (Safety) Regulations
2005" which come into force on 1st September 2005. Until that
date, "The Dangerous Substances and Preparations (Nickel) (Safety)
Regulations 2000" remain in force and the Guide to these Regulations
will continue to apply.
A consultation on the
implementation of European Directive 2004/96/EC concerning an
amendment to the restrictions on the marketing and use of nickel for
piercing post assemblies commenced in March 2005. The consultation
closed on 16 June 2005.
Consultation
document (37 pages).
Creosote
 Click
the button to read our fact sheet about creosote and
creosote-treated wood.
Lead and Cadmium
Release From Ceramic Ware
Click
the button to read our fact sheet about the
Ceramic Ware (Safety) Regulations.
Lead Content of
Cooking Utensils
Click
the
button to read our fact sheet about the
Cooking Utensils (Safety) Regulations.
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Child
Use and Care Articles |
Click the button
to read our fact sheet
on safety of children's clothing.
Hood cords, bunk beds and prams and
pushchairs are subject to specific safety Regulations, namely the
Children’s Clothing (Hood Cords) Regulations 1976, the
Bunk Beds
(Entrapment Hazards) (Safety) Regulations 1987 and the
Wheeled Child
Conveyances (Safety) Regulations 1997.
The safety of other child use and
care products is covered by the General Product
Safety Regulations 1994.
 A
report was published in November 1999 entitled "Choking Risks
to Children".
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Cosmetic Products (Safety) Regulations |
All cosmetic products supplied in
the UK, whether for consumer or professional use, must comply with
the Cosmetic Products (Safety) Regulations 2004 (as amended). The
Regulations require that finished cosmetic products must undergo a
safety assessment by a suitably qualified person before they can be
placed on the market.
 Guide to the Cosmetic Products (Safety) Regulations
2004.
Transposition of Commission Directive
2005/9/EC into UK law - Regulatory Impact Assessment
An informal consultation with key interested
parties was carried out on 10 June 2005 on the transposition of this
Directive. The Directive adds one approved UV filter to the list of
approved UV filters in Schedule 7, Part 1 of the Cosmetic Products
(Safety) Regulations 2004.
Regulatory
Impact Assessment.
Our Firework information is on separate pages. For information on the Fireworks
Act and the Fireworks Regulations
Click Here. For Firework Safety information
and injury data
Click
Here. For the Firework Safety Campaign page
Click Here.
Furniture &
Furnishings
 Guide to the Furniture and Furnishings
(Fire) (Safety)
Regulations.
Nightwear
 Guide to the Nightwear (Safety) Regulations.
Printed
copy.
Click
the button to read our fact sheet about the furniture flammability regulations.
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and Electrical Appliances
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The
safety of gas and electrical appliances is the responsibility of the
DTI's Standards and Technical Regulations
Directorate (STRD). STRD can also provide information about the EC Low Voltage
Directive (LVD) and the national regulations that implement them.
All toys supplied in the UK must
meet the requirements of the Toys (Safety) Regulations 1995 and bear
the CE marking and the name and address of the person who first
placed the toy on the market.
The CE marking is not a safety or
quality mark aimed at consumers. Its purpose is to indicate to
enforcement authorities that the toys bearing it are intended for
sale in the EC and signifies a declaration by the manufacturer or
his authorised representative that the toys satisfy the essential
safety requirements applicable to them and are entitled to access to
Community markets.
Fact
sheet on Toy Safety Regulations
 
A
booklet explaining the legal requirements and other issues
concerning the Toys (Safety) Regulations 1995.
 Toy
Testing - List of UK Approved Bodies.List
of European Standards (EC Web Site).
DTI
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