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FIRE SERVICE AND GENERAL FIRE SAFETY TOPICS => Fire Safety => Topic started by: nearlythere on December 04, 2012, 01:31:28 PM

Title: Product Recalls
Post by: nearlythere on December 04, 2012, 01:31:28 PM

Is there a central point of reference for products and goods which have been subject to safety recalls by the manufacturers?
Has anyone any knowledge of fire incidents associated with plug in night lights?

Title: Re: Product Recalls
Post by: Owain on December 04, 2012, 03:05:55 PM

Quote from: nearlythere on December 04, 2012, 01:31:28 PM

Is there a central point of reference for products and goods which have been subject to safety recalls by the manufacturers?
Has anyone any knowledge of fire incidents associated with plug in night lights?

For food, http://www.food.gov.uk/enforcement/alerts/

Trading Standards, http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/advice/advice-recall-list.cfm
which links to the EU RAPEX system
http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/dyna/rapex/rapex_archives_en.cfm

This site looks rather amateurish but has an item on night lights
http://www.ukrecallnotice.co.uk/Electrical/kidsline290509.htm

Title: Re: Product Recalls
Post by: nearlythere on December 04, 2012, 03:11:27 PM

Thanks Owain.