Overview
Practitioners must understand the powers they have to protect the public from the sale and supply of unsafe goods, including the documentation to be used and the process relating to product recall and forfeiture. They should be aware of the due diligence defence available to traders, and the precedents created by case law.
Core Learning Resources
Guide to the Consumer Protection Act 1987:
Product Safety Liability and Safety Law
Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) and Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS), 2018
General Product Safety Regulations 2005:
Notification guidance for local authorities
Department for Trade and Industry (DTI), 2007
A guide to corrective action including recalls
European Commission (EC), 2004
Advice for producers and distributors
EC
Product recall website, including weekly overviews of products posing serious risk
EC
EC
Product Safety for Manufacturers
BEIS and OPSS, 2018
Includes RAPEX notification forms for local authority use
Further Reading
Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI)
Manufacturers Guide to Recalls in the UK Automotive Sector
Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA), 2014