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OPSS strategy to strengthen the UK's product safety regime into 2020 launched
Posted 16 August 2018 | JoTS Online
Content Tags: Analysis|Consumer Goods and Services|National
ANALYSIS: The Office for Product Safety and Standards has set out its first strategy, promising stronger national incident response, better recall information, border support and closer work with local authorities, manufacturers and CTSI expertise.
When the launch of the Office for Product Safety and Standards (Safety & Standards) was announced in January, the government said the organisation would “enable the UK to meet the evolving challenges of product safety by responding to expanding international trade, the growth in online shopping and the increasing rate of product innovation”.
The move was broadly welcomed by the CT...
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