Requirements check
Pet products
Pet toys are NOT toys under EU/UK toy law (toys are defined by children's play value) — they fall under general product safety instead, though a pet toy that appeals to children as a plaything could be assessed as a toy: verify borderline designs. Pet food, treats and supplements are feed/veterinary law — out of scope. EU food contact materials law covers materials contacting food for human consumption, so pet bowls sit outside it — general safety and REACH still apply; verify any national rules. GPS pet trackers are radio equipment (RED / UK Radio Equipment Regulations / FCC intentional radiator) and connectable products (CRA; PSTI where internet-connectable). Electric items like heated pet beds and aquarium heaters are mains electrical products with real fire-safety enforcement history — the mains bundle plus UKCA/CE marking applies.
United Kingdom (GB)1 instruments
The general safety net for consumer products in Great Britain: no producer may place a product on the market unless it is safe, and producers and distributors must monitor products and notify authorities about unsafe ones. In Northern Ireland these Regulations were superseded on 13 December 2024 by the EU General Product Safety Regulation (EU) 2023/988.
Key obligations
- 01No producer shall place a product on the market unless the product is a safe product (regulation 5) - one which under normal or reasonably foreseeable conditions of use presents no risk, or only the minimum risk compatible with the product's use.source
- 02Producers must provide consumers with the relevant information to enable them to assess the risks and take precautions, and enable traceability by indicating the producer's name and address on the product or its packaging.source
- 03Producers must monitor marketed products: sample-test them, investigate and where necessary keep a register of complaints, and keep distributors informed of the results.source
- 04Distributors must act with due care to help ensure only safe products are supplied and must not supply products that, as a professional, they know or ought to know to be dangerous (regulation 8).source
Documents you will need
Deduplicated across everything above
- Traceability and monitoring recordsNo declaration of conformity or technical file is required. Producers should be able to evidence traceability (name and address on product or packaging), sample testing, complaint investigation and, where necessary, a complaints register.source
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