Q4 2023: Product recall trends for hardlines

PRODUCT RECALL TRENDS FOR HARDLINES IN Q4 2023

Providing you a quarterly overview of the top recalled products and the associated risks in the EU, USA and AUS.
The infographic shows the product recall trends for hardlines in Q4 2023. 

Understanding hardlines risks is crucial for businesses to take proactive measures. It can help ensure safety, maintain customer confidence, ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and minimise financial risks. TÜV SÜD can provide product testing services to help businesses identify potential safety issues or defects in their products. This can help businesses address these issues before they become a problem and potentially lead to a product recall.

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European Union – Safety Gate

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The official contact points of the EU Member States and EFTA-EEA countries provide the information that is published in these weekly overviews. Under the terms of Annex II.10 to the General Product Safety Directive (2001/95/EC), responsibility for this information lies with the notifying party. The Commission does not take any responsibility for the accuracy of the information provided.

Reference Links

• Weekly Safety Gate report
• List of Safety Gate contact points
• Guideline for management of Safety Gate

USA – Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)

Reference Links

• Recent CPSC Recall: http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/
• CPSC Recall Handbook: https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/CPSCRecallHandbookSeptember2021.pdf
• CPSC Violations: https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/Violations/
• Source: Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), http://www.cpsc.gov/

Australia – Product Safety Australia (PSA)

Reference Links

• Recent Product Safety Australia Recall: https://www.recalls.gov.au