Product bulletin – August 2024

Welcome to the latest edition of our product law bulletin, this month we focus on:

Toy Stor-E.U.

The European Parliament has approved, by an overwhelming majority, the text of a new draft Regulation expanding the obligations on toy manufacturers to protect children from "invisible dangers" such as harmful chemicals and online harm. Read more.

Automated Vehicles Act comes into force

Since 2017, the government has taken a number of steps to produce a framework that would safely allow automated vehicles ("AVs") to use the UK's roads. Read more.

A new regime for Connectable Products

The Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022 and The Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure (Security Requirements for Relevant Connectable Products) Regulations 2023 ("the Regulations") came into force on 29 April 2024. Read more.

The UK sees new E. coli outbreaks

Last month, the UK Government issued E. coli advice following a recent uptick in cases of the O145 strain (considered to be less virulent than the O157 type).  In one week alone, 19 more cases were reported, bringing the total, as at 25 June 2024, to 275 confirmed cases in the UK. Read more.

EU proposes new template for product recall notices

The EU Commission has produced a new template for product recall notices. Read more.

Product Safety and Metrology Bill

The new Labour government announced a Product Safety and Metrology Bill in the King's Speech on 17 July 2024.  The key aim of the Bill is to ensure that the UK can respond quickly to changes in technology and EU legislation. Read more.