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Committee examines current safety regulations for electrical goods in the UK

31 October 2017

The Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee explores the safety of electrical goods in the UK and considers the current state of the UK's product safety and recall systems.

Product safety and enforcement  

This session follows a series of high profile fires started by electrical appliances, evidence suggesting a wider problem of electrical fires and safety concerns around specific products such as tumble dryers and plastic-backed fridges and freezers.

The hearing will explore issues around product safety enforcement, safety concerns regarding the UK's market in second-hand and online electrical goods, and the possible implications of Brexit for the UK's product safety and product recall regimes.

Witnesses

Tuesday 31 October 2017, Committee Room 6, Palace of Westminster.

At 10.00am

At 10.45am

Further information

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