Product safety

Protecting consumers from unsafe products report

A new report from the House of Commons Committee of Public Accounts on “Protecting consumers from unsafe products” has concluded that the Office for Product Safety and Standards’ (OPSS) data and intelligence are limited and do not yet support it to fully understand risks to consumers and respond in a proactive and timely way. It also said there are weaknesses in the overall regulatory regime that mean it is not fit to address the challenges it faces.