Despite rapid recent growth in online marketplace shopping, people do not have the same protections as they do when buying from traditional retail outlets or websites, leaving them exposed to unsafe products. Which? is calling for digital marketplaces to be given greater legal responsibility for the products sold on their sites

...The OPSS (Office for Product Safety & Standards) is due to publish a consultation on strengthening the UK's product safety laws to ensure they are fit for the 21st century later this year. Video showing Which? tests of baby carrier lethally failing safety standards PICTURES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST...

...To improve accountability and allocation of resources within the product safety system, the OPSS must address the current fragmented system that is too reliant on under-resourced local authority Trading Standards Services and ensure that the necessary skills and expertise are available to...

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