Welcome to the inaugural issue of our UK Briefing: Chemicals,
Products & Sustainability Newsletter.
This newsletter provides updates and insights on the
evolving landscape of UK law, regulation, and policy. It is aimed
at those wishing to stay abreast of new developments and building
pan-European compliance and market access strategies.
New arrangements on regulatory alignment for manufactured goods
did not make the final texts of the UK-EU Summit in May 2025.
However, companies should be aware of major changes to product
safety and conformity assessment rules in Great Britain (England,
Scotland and Wales), which are just around the corner.
Product Safety Review
In late 2024, the UK Department for Business & Trade
published the results of its Product Safety Review,
concluding that significant updates were required to the regime. It
also concluded that there were limitations on what could be
achieved using existing legislative powers. Despite the quality
