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ClaraDB gives a verdict only for PFAS state laws for cookware and bakeware, California Proposition 65 consumer-product warning check for BPA, BPS, formaldehyde, styrene, antimony trioxide, vinyl acetate, lead and cadmium, California Proposition 65 warning check for candles and ceramicware (lead, cadmium, formaldehyde, acetaldehyde, benzene, naphthalene, carbon monoxide, benzo[a]pyrene), US packaging EPR producer size thresholds (California, Colorado, Maryland, Minnesota, Oregon, Washington) for a brand-owning manufacturer, US lead in children's products and furniture (lead paint and total lead content), US lead in toys and child care articles (lead paint and total lead content), US lead in children's products (other) and bags (lead paint and total lead content), US phthalates in children's toys and child care articles (DEHP, DBP, BBP, DINP, DIBP, DPENP, DHEXP, DCHP) and US children's product certificate and tracking label for children's tableware (AI-checked, quotes verified word for word). Every other answer shows the laws and quotes found without saying whether they apply. Not checked: Consumer electronics (FCC equipment authorization, 47 CFR Parts 2 and 15, energy rules). What ClaraDB has checked

Home and kitchen goodsMain sourcesfrom 1 Jan 20251 area read · 6 not read yet
Sources read
  • retained food-contact framework (Reg. 1935/2004 as retained)
Not read yet
  • GB plastic food-contact rules (retained Reg. 10/2011)
  • GB ceramics rules
  • UK REACH restrictions
  • General Product Safety Regulations 2005
  • Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) Regulations 1988
  • PSTI
Cosmetics and personal careMain sourcesfrom 19 Aug 20263 areas read · 3 not read yet
Sources read
  • retained and amended Reg. 1223/2009 Annexes II to VI and Art. 19 (legislation.gov.uk)
  • retained Reg. 1223/2009 Arts. 4 to 13: UK Responsible Person, safety assessment and safety report, product information file, SCPN notification (legislation.gov.uk)
  • Cosmetic Products Enforcement Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/1478): labelling language
Not read yet
  • Cosmetic Products Enforcement Regulations 2013 offences, penalties and enforcement powers
  • differences between GB and Northern Ireland
  • packaging rules, and the SPF and UVA testing approach for sunscreen claims (Recommendation 2006/647/EC)
Packaged food and beveragesMain sourcesfrom 13 Nov 20255 areas read · 9 not read yet

Great Britain food law as revised on legislation.gov.uk up to 13 Nov 2025.

Sources read
  • retained Reg. 1169/2011
  • Reg. 1333/2008 and Reg. 178/2002 as amended for Great Britain (legislation.gov.uk)
  • Food Information Regulations 2014 (SI 2014/1855)
  • contaminants as retained Reg. 1881/2006
  • GB food additive list (retained Reg. 1333/2008 Annex II as in force on 2024-06-28, the terms the FSA register preserves)
Not read yet
  • GB food additive list changes after 2024-06-28 (Annex II was omitted from the revised legislation from 1 April 2025 by S.I. 2025/361; the FSA Register of Food Additive Authorisations holds later changes, for example the February 2026 steviol glycoside conditions E 960a-c)
  • GB Annex III of Reg. 1333/2008 (additives in additives, enzymes, flavourings and nutrients)
  • Northern Ireland (EU rules apply under the Windsor Framework)
  • Scottish
  • Welsh and Northern Irish regulations
  • HFSS promotion and placement rules
  • front-of-pack traffic-light guidance (voluntary)
  • UK GM and claims registers
  • import controls (IPAFFS)
Consumer electronics and small appliancesMain sourcesfrom 1 Jan 20257 areas read · 4 not read yet
Sources read
  • UKCA marking and Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regs 2016
  • EMC Regs 2016
  • Radio Equipment Regs 2017
  • RoHS Regs 2012
  • WEEE Regs 2013
  • PSTI Act 2022 and Security Requirements Regs 2023
  • Plugs and Sockets Regs 1994
Not read yet
  • GB ecodesign (Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products and Energy Information Regs 2021)
  • Northern Ireland EU-rule application
  • GB REACH article duty
  • producer compliance scheme fees
Batteries, e-bikes and power banksMain sourcesfrom 1 Jan 20254 areas read · 6 not read yet
Sources read
  • Waste Batteries and Accumulators Regulations 2009 (SI 2009/890)
  • Electrically Assisted Pedal Cycles Regulations 1983 and 2015 amendment (250 W, 25 km/h) as made
  • General Product Safety Regulations 2005
  • power banks and battery chargers as electrical equipment: EMC Regulations 2016, Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016, Radio Equipment Regulations 2017 and WEEE Regulations 2013 (the electronics rules applied to these categories)
Not read yet
  • GB lithium battery product-safety rules beyond the GPSR (no battery-specific instrument stored)
  • revised consolidated text of SI 1983/1168 (only the text as first made is held, without later amendments)
  • Pedal Cycles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1983, Road Vehicles Construction and Use for e-scooters
  • Northern Ireland EU battery rule application
  • producer compliance scheme fees
  • SI 2008/2164 regs. 8 to 25 and SI 2009/890 enforcement, offences and scheme-approval Parts are not covered

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All36Home and kitchen3Cosmetics5Food9Electronics19Batteries15

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Retained Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 general principles and requirements of food lawRegulation (EC) No 178/2002 as retained in GB (point in time 2023-10-01)2 rulesIn force from: 1 Jan 2005Industries: Food
Requirement
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Disclosure

Supplier identification

Disclosure to authority

Identity of any person from whom the operator was supplied, available to the competent authorities on demand

Official text, current to 1 Oct 2023. legislation.gov.uk revised version (The National Archives), current when read: this version applies from 2023-10-01.

  • Operates a food facility or food business

Depends on: operates food facility

In force since 1 Jan 2005

Applies to products placed on the market on or after 1 Jan 2005

Art. 65: Articles 11 and 12 and Articles 14 to 20 apply from 1 January 2005.

“Food and feed business operators shall be able to identify any person from whom they have been supplied with a food”
Art. 18(2) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-10The National Archives (legislation.gov.uk): Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 as retained in GB (point in time 2023-10-01)(opens in a new tab)
Disclosure

Customer identification

Disclosure to authority

Identity of the businesses to which products have been supplied, available to the competent authorities on demand

Official text, current to 1 Oct 2023. legislation.gov.uk revised version (The National Archives), current when read: this version applies from 2023-10-01.

  • Operates a food facility or food business

Depends on: operates food facility

In force since 1 Jan 2005

Applies to products placed on the market on or after 1 Jan 2005

Art. 65: Articles 11 and 12 and Articles 14 to 20 apply from 1 January 2005.

“shall have in place systems and procedures to identify the other businesses to which their products have been supplied”
Art. 18(3) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-10The National Archives (legislation.gov.uk): Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 as retained in GB (point in time 2023-10-01)(opens in a new tab)
  • Disclosure

    Supplier identification

    Disclosure to authority

    Identity of any person from whom the operator was supplied, available to the competent authorities on demand

    Official text, current to 1 Oct 2023. legislation.gov.uk revised version (The National Archives), current when read: this version applies from 2023-10-01.

    Applies when
    • Operates a food facility or food business

    Depends on: operates food facility

    Effective

    In force since 1 Jan 2005

    Applies to products placed on the market on or after 1 Jan 2005

    Art. 65: Articles 11 and 12 and Articles 14 to 20 apply from 1 January 2005.

    Source
    “Food and feed business operators shall be able to identify any person from whom they have been supplied with a food”
    Art. 18(2) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-10The National Archives (legislation.gov.uk): Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 as retained in GB (point in time 2023-10-01)(opens in a new tab)
  • Disclosure

    Customer identification

    Disclosure to authority

    Identity of the businesses to which products have been supplied, available to the competent authorities on demand

    Official text, current to 1 Oct 2023. legislation.gov.uk revised version (The National Archives), current when read: this version applies from 2023-10-01.

    Applies when
    • Operates a food facility or food business

    Depends on: operates food facility

    Effective

    In force since 1 Jan 2005

    Applies to products placed on the market on or after 1 Jan 2005

    Art. 65: Articles 11 and 12 and Articles 14 to 20 apply from 1 January 2005.

    Source
    “shall have in place systems and procedures to identify the other businesses to which their products have been supplied”
    Art. 18(3) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-10The National Archives (legislation.gov.uk): Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 as retained in GB (point in time 2023-10-01)(opens in a new tab)

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