The Product Safety Act

Produktsäkerhetslagen - Engelska

The Product Safety Act is the law that requires that products that companies offer to consumers must be safe. To prevent dangerous products and services from reaching you as a consumer, the law contains a number of obligations that companies must fulfil.

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When does the Product Safety Act apply?

The law applies to all products that companies offer you as a consumer. The requirement is that products and services must be safe. According to the law, a product or service is safe if it does not entail any risk, or low risk, to your health and safety upon normal use.

When does the Product Safety Act not apply?

The law does not apply if there is special legislation for a product. The law also does not apply to products that are only intended for the professional market, such as excavators and X-ray equipment. Property damage and environmental damage also falls outside this law. An example of property damage is if the dangerous product ruined things, such as furniture or clothes.

Provisions in the Product Safety Act

  • Companies must provide safety information that means that you as a consumer can assess the risks entailed by the product or service. If the risks are obvious, the company does not need to provide such information.

  • A company that has sold a dangerous product or service must inform you as a consumer as quickly as possible. The goal of the information is to avoid personal injury. The information can be provided, for example, through advertising in newspapers and on the Internet or through a direct message to you as the buyer of the product or service.

  • A manufacturer or another business operator that has sold a dangerous product must recall the product from stores and other resellers if required to prevent injury. If this is not enough, the manufacturer must also recall the product from you as the consumer.

    The manufacturer has three options in the event of a product recall:

    • Corrective action. Fixing the fault that causes a risk of injury, such as by repairing the product.
    • Replacement. Taking the product back and giving you a new, non-defective product of a corresponding type.
    • Return. Taking the product back and giving you compensation.

More information

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Proofread: 28 March 2024

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