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Dangerous electrical goods remained on sale via Facebook after alerts

Dangerous electrical goods remained on sale via Meta’s Facebook Marketplace more than two months after the company was alerted to their existence, a charity has warned. Electrical Safety First flagged 10 products to Meta on February 28 after it ...

04 May 2023 at 10:59

More than 80% of online marketplace products fail in Government safety checks

More than 80% of items bought from online marketplaces for a Government testing programme have failed safety checks, leading to concerns the UK has become a “dumping ground” for unsafe products. The Government’s Office for Product Safety and ...

25 Aug 2023 at 08:08

Coroner warns of danger of storing e-bikes at home after boy died in blaze

Coroner warns of danger of storing e-bikes at home after boy died from blaze

A coroner has called for greater public awareness of the “life-threatening” risks of storing electronic bikes and scooters in the home after an eight-year-old boy died following a house fire caused by an e-bike. Luke Albiston O’Donnell died ...

11 Dec 2024 at 22:00

Illegal and potentially dangerous ‘eco plugs’ still widely available – Which?

Illegal and potentially dangerous scam ‘eco plugs’ are still widely available to buy on online marketplaces, an investigation has found. The so-called energy-saving devices have been the subject of multiple government recalls, while Which? ...

22 Apr 2025 at 07:05

Baby sleeping bags being sold online ‘pose suffocation risk’, Which? warns

More than 30 baby sleeping bags found on online marketplaces including Amazon and eBay pose a suffocation risk, according to an investigation. Which? said online marketplaces had been allowing the sale of baby sleeping bags similar or ...

28 Aug 2025 at 00:01

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