Evaluating The Need For A Product Safety Corrective Action (Memorandum For Board Of Directors)

This document provides guidance on how to assess the need for a product safety corrective action when faced with a potential consumer product safety issue. This might entail notification to an authority or a product recall as required by the General Product Safety Regulations 2005 (SI 2005/1803). The guidance is based on the Code of Practice on product recall and other corrective actions (PAS 7100:2022) issued by the British Standards Institution.

• When faced with a potential consumer product safety issue, you should assess the need for a product safety corrective action, which might entail notification to an authority or a product recall as required by the General Product Safety Regulations 2005 (SI 2005/1803)

• You should refer to the Code of Practice on product recall and other corrective actions (PAS 7100:2022) issued by the British Standards Institution when making your assessment

• The Code of Practice on product recall and other corrective actions can be downloaded free of charge from the BSI website