CHECKLISTS
This Checklist
This Checklist outlines the principal points a business should weigh up when confronting a product safety issue. It explains what to build into systems for managing product liability exposure in this field, with reference to the Code of Practice on Product recalls and other corrective actions (PAS 7100:2022).
Pinpoint all applicable laws (eg Sale of Goods Act 1979, Sale and Supply of Goods Act 1994, Consumer Protection Act 1987, General Product Safety Regulations 2005 (GPSR 2005), SI 2005/1803, Consumer Rights Act 2015, Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024), standards, and codes of practice (eg Code of Practice on Product recalls and other corrective actions (PAS 7100:2022) and Code of Practice on Bringing Safe Products to the Market (PAS 7050:2022)) that govern the products. See Practice Notes: Consumer protection for defective or dangerous products—legal bases, Product liability and defective products and General Product Safety
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