Product safety

Making sure that all goods sold and supplied are safe and meet EU and British regulations.

Trading Standards regularly test goods sold on the high street to check they are safe for the public.

We also investigate complaints about unsafe products, especially when there has been an accident or injury caused by a product.

Free business advice is available - please contact Trading Standards directly at: enquiries@tradstan.suffolkcc.gov.uk.

Trading standards regulates the safe supply and storage of hazardous substances such as petrol, explosives and poisons. Officers also check the safety of products imported through Britain's busiest container port, Felixstowe.

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