The independent review wll focus on how government can make enforcement more effective and explore consumer understanding of the process. Full details of the press releases are available at;

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/consumer-champion-lynn-faulds-wood-to-lead-product-safety-review

The BFC would like to encourage you to contibute to this review and to also share this message more widely to help maximise stake holder awareness.

The questions provide further information on the contributions being sought and the topics the review will cover which include:

  • Enforcement of the current regime
  • The effectiveness of information sharing systems
  • The role of business
  • Consumer understanding
  • Future technology

Full details of the questions can be accessed via the following link:

http://www.fira.co.uk/document/recall-review-questions.pdf

All stakeholders are encouraged to get in touch about their experiences of consumer product recalls covering both the topics above and also any other observations and views.

Views should be sent to productrecallreview@bis.gsi.gov.uk

The closing date for responses is 30th April 2015