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Important Notice: Local Authority online briefing on products containing asbestos and further recall
Product Safety: Designated standards – toy safety; 2024/25 Product Safety Sampling Protocol publication; Post Implementation review of the Energy Information (lighting) legislation – GB only
Primary Authority: Businesses seeking Primary Authority
Wider Updates: Building LA capability training sessions; Regulators’ Companion LA training recordings
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Important notice: Local Authority online briefing on products containing asbestos, and new recalls
Product Safety: Product Safety Sampling Protocol and the Product Safety Database; 2024/25 Product Safety Sampling Protocol publication; forward look – next phase for Online Marketplaces consumer awareness campaign
Primary Authority: Updates on partnerships within the tobacco industry; businesses seeking Primary Authority
Construction Products: Understanding your Declaration of Performance obligations for the GB market
Wider Updates: Building LA capability training sessions  
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Product Safety: Hobbycraft play sand recall - update; Product Safety Database (PSD) update; publication of report on non-compliant and unsafe balloons; reminder of product safety alerts for baby sleep pillows and heat pump tumble dryers
Primary Authority: Businesses seeking Primary Authority
Construction Products: Product Information Packs (PIPs) new location on Regulators’ Companion
Wider Updates: Building LA capability training sessions
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Database of type examination and type approval metrology equipment certificates.

This guidance outlines how retailers can source, sell and dispose of vapes (otherwise known as e-cigarettes) responsibly.

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Product Safety: Information for enforcing authorities regarding dried decorative seeds; Hobbycraft play sand recall; designated standards amendment proposals – toys; notice of publication – designated standards for lifts and radio equipment; updates to GOV.UK ecodesign of energy-consuming products webpage
Legal Metrology: Request for information: non-approved beer measuring instruments
Primary Authority: Businesses seeking Primary Authority
Wider Updates: British Standards Online; building LA capability training sessions
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Product Safety: designated standards amendment proposals – toys; notice of publication – designated standards for lifts and radio equipment
Primary Authority: businesses seeking Primary Authority partnerships
Wider Updates: building LA capability training sessions  
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The role and responsibilities of the Single point of contact (SPOC) and the Tobacco Products Expert Panel, together with its members and participants.

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Product Safety: Product Safety Database (PSD) design enhancements; OPSS Smart connected products safety campaign; Baby sleep pillow Product Safety Alert
Primary Authority: Businesses seeking Primary Authority
Construction Products: Single Construction Regulator Prospectus Consultation
Wider Updates: GOV.UK Product Safety Alerts, Reports and Recalls website; Quarterly Live Briefing LA feedback questionnaire; Building LA Capability Training Sessions; Heads of Service email distribution list
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Product Safety: OPSS Smart connected products safety campaign; Urgent Safety Notice: Action Required for Haier Heat Pump Tumble Dryers; Baby sleep pillow Product Safety Alert; Designated standards amendment proposals – lifts and radio equipment
Primary Authority: Businesses seeking Primary Authority partnerships
Construction Products: Construction Products Product Information Packs (PIPS); Single Construction Regulator Prospectus Consultation
Wider Updates: Quarterly Live Briefing resources; Quarterly Live Briefing LA feedback questionnaire; Building LA Capability Training Sessions; Heads of Service email distribution list
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The Chartered Trading Standards Institute share a brief update on vapes and the next steps.

Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC) is one of the most widely used types of cement in the construction industry valued for its strength, versatility and reliability. OPC is the primary binding material in concrete, mortar, and plaster. The product is used for building foundations, slabs, walls, bridges, and many other uses in building and civil engineering.

A recording of and slides used during OPSS's Quarterly Live Briefing on Thursday 4 December 2025.

Float glass is a type of flat glass produced by floating molten glass on a bath of molten tin. This process results in glass with uniform thickness, flatness, and high optical clarity. Float glass is fundamental to modern construction, serving as the base material for many architectural and industrial applications in in residential, commercial, and industrial buildings for fixed and operable windows, skylights, shopfronts, and curtain wall systems.

A smoke alarm is a self-contained safety device designed to detect the presence of smoke, typically as an indicator of fire. It consists of a smoke sensor and an audible alarm. When smoke is detected, the alarm sounds to alert occupants, giving them time to escape or take action. There are different types of alarm e.g. battery powered, mains-powered, and some types can be interconnected. Within residential buildings UK Building Regulations mandate at least one smoke alarm on every storey with habitable rooms.

Notes and Actions taken at the OPSS Product Safety Group on 26 June 2025. Please note that it is not formal DBT or OPSS guidance. Only the court of law can make a final decision on the interpretation of law and regulations.

Plywood is a composite, engineered wood product made by stacking and gluing together thin layers (called "plies") of wood veneer.  Plywood can be made from softwood (e.g., pine, cedar, redwood) or hardwood (e.g., maple, oak, mahogany), or a blend of both. The choice of wood and glue affects the final product’s properties. There are various types, including marine plywood (waterproof, for wet conditions), fire-retardant plywood, moisture-resistant plywood, and decorative plywood for aesthetic applications. Plywood is one of the most popular and versatile building materials in construction, used for both structural and non-structural applications.

This email contains information on the following:

Product Safety: Urgent Safety Notice: Action Required for Haier Heat Pump Tumble Dryers; Baby sleep pillow Product Safety Alert; E-bike and e-scooter resources in other languages
Primary Authority: Primary Authority Register update - Multi-user accounts; Businesses seeking Primary Authority
Wider Updates: Building LA Capability Training Sessions
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Product Safety: Urgent Safety Notice: Action Required for Haier Heat Pump Tumble Dryers; Baby sleep pillow Product Safety Alert; E-bike and e-scooter resources in other languages; Product Safety and consumers research report – Wave 9 harms and detriment
Primary Authority: Primary Authority Register Update – Multi-user accounts; Businesses seeking Primary Authority
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Quarterly Live Briefing: Quarterly Live Briefing LA feedback questionnaire
Product Safety: OPSS online marketplaces campaign; OPSS publishes online marketplace research; Product Safety Testing Sampling Protocol Programme: April 2024 – March 2025 Report
Primary Authority: Businesses seeking Primary Authority
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Quarterly Live Briefing: Joining instructions
Product Safety: OPSS launches new online product safety campaign
Construction Products: Enquiry form added to Regulators’ Companion; Designated standards notices published; OPSS Product Recalls and Alerts
Legal Metrology: Weights and Measures: national and EEC stamp numbers
Primary Authority: Businesses seeking Primary Authority
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