If you are selling products to consumers as part of your business, you will want to familiarise yourself with product safety laws. As a seller, you may be under certain obligations to ensure that your products are both safe and appropriate for use. Unsafe products will have commercial and legal implications for your business. For example, unsafe products may affect your business\u2019 reputation and your brand\u2019s image. Depending on how unsafe the product is, you may also be legally liable to compensate your consumers.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This article will explain some of the key obligations you should know about concerning product safety laws. This will give you a base level of understanding, so you know what to look for when assessing the safety of your products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Products that you sell must meet \u2018product safety regulations\u2019. Regulations set out safety requirements to minimise the risk of injury from dangerous products. Following the UK’s exit from the European Union, the regulatory framework has been transposed into domestic UK legislation. EU law may still apply where you are selling goods in the European Union.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is also worth keeping in mind that there is specific safety legislation in many product sectors. For example, there are specific rules in the industries of: <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019<\/em>, which amended the General Product Safety Regulations 2005<\/em>, are the relevant part of the law. These regulations require all products to be \u2018safe\u2019 in the \u2018normal or reasonably foreseeable usage\u2019. This means that the product you sell must be safe for any purpose, which you could predict a consumer might use it for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n Continue reading this article below the form\n <\/i>\n<\/a>\n