Product Safety Resources

Guidance from the Vaping Expert Panel on what officers should do if they discover vapes containing CBD (cannabidiol) or THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) during enforcement visits.

A list of businesses that provide testing of vape liquids – inclusion on this list is not to be seen as approval or authorisation by CTSI or the Vaping Expert Panel.

Training session, including information on standards and the dangers of lithium-ion batteries

This protocol provides support for local authority regulation of product safety, namely by funding the testing of samples sourced by local authorities from the businesses responsible for placing products on the market.

LA e-bike and e-scooter project printable leaflet
LA e-bike and e-scooter project online leaflet
LA e-bike and e-scooter project legislation leaflet
LA e-bike and e-scooter survey return template

PRISM Spotlight On: recording your risk assessments, including using the digital tools presented by the Department for Business and Trade.

PRISM Spotlight On: using data and arriving at probabilities for your harm scenarios presented by the Department for Business & Trade.

PRISM stage 3 risk assessment webinar presented by the Department for Business and Trade (DBT).

Introduction to PRISM and risk basics webinar presented by the Department for Business and Trade (DBT).

Guidance outlining how retailers can collect used vapes in store, store them safely and arrange collections on a regular basis.

Guidance for Trading Standards: heated tobacco products

Guidance for Trading Standards Professionals in raising queries on e-cigarettes to the Vaping Expert Panel

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A detailed summary of the arrangements in place to make notifications outside the UK, but the initial obligation is on a business to meet its overseas notification obligations.

The Office for Product Safety and Standards delivery report sets out how to protect consumers through robust product regulation, working with local trading standards officers and delivering with partners.

MHRA template for E-Cigarette Seizure review

Advice issued by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency

Guidance issued by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency

Find out if you will need to use the new UKNI marking and how to use it.

Lists of standards that businesses can use to show their products, services or processes comply with essential requirements of legislation.