All eyes on EU this week to improve outdated product safety law

On Wednesday (30 June), the European Commission is expected to lay out a plan to reform its main product safety law. Called the General Product Safety Directive, or GPSD, it requires manufacturers to place only safe products on the market and also sets responsibilities for national authorities who carry out market surveillance. Consumer groups urge for an ambitious overhaul of this law.

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