Product Safety Database (PSD) Report 2024-2025 Issued by the OPSS

India signs trade deal with the UK

UK and India have signed a trade deal to introduce liberalized tariffs on Indian goods and lower tariffs for the UK from 15% to 3%. The UK and India have signed a Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), which introduces liberalized tariffs on Indian goods,...
Product Safety Database (PSD) Report 2024-2025 Issued by the OPSS

OPPS’s Statutory Instrument on Benzophenone-3

Substance: Benzophenone-3Effected Products: General use products e.g. face, hands, lip, UV filter productsDate of Implementation: ‘Placing on the market’ deadline is 21st January 2026. The ‘making available’ (off shelf) deadline is 21st July 2026 The Office for...
Product Safety Database (PSD) Report 2024-2025 Issued by the OPSS

Plastic-containing wet wipes Ban in Wales

Effected Products: Wet wipes containing plasticsDate of Implementation: 18th of December 2026 On the 18th of June 2025, a new regulation in Wales was adopted. This regulation is ‘The Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wet Wipes) (Wales) Regulation...