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DORSET TRADING STANDARDS Judy Newton is the primary contact for co-ordination of all activities and she can
be contacted on judy.newton@hotmail.com.
Dorset County Council Trading Standards Service check and
approve businesses so you don’t have to. Message from the Editor: If you are planning something which hasn’t yet been
For more information visit www.buywithconfidence.gov.uk or mentioned, then don’t forget to let me know, so that I can include the details in
call 08454 040506. the April magazine. Contact information on the inside back cover.
To report or seek advice about problems you have
experienced when dealing with a trader call 08454 040506.

Keep safe, register your appliance
The UK trade association for the Manufacturers of Domestic Electrical
Appliances (AMDEA) is asking people to register their household appliances to
keep homes safe. Both new and already in use appliances can be registered
through the scheme. Product Registration allows people to be contacted more
quickly in the event of their appliance being subject to a safety recall.
Consumers are being encouraged to register new and in-use household
a p p l i a n c e s w i t h t h e m a n u f a c t u r e r , o r t h r o u g h t h e
website registermyappliance.org.uk
Consumer research into product safety found that 83% percent of people who
registered a product were primarily motivated by getting or extending a
warranty. The survey also found the reasons respondents did not register
appliances was because they did not want to or did not believe it was necessary
(46%), or because they did not know they could register it (17%).
The Office for Product Safety
Household appliance picture and Standards is working with
AMDEA to increase the
registration of household
appli ances by advi si ng
consumers it will help make their
homes safer. They recommend:

Register all your appliances.
Check that all your household
appliances are registered so you
will know if they have been
recalled. Many manufacturers
will allow you to register household appliances that are up to twelve years old.
M o s t h o u s e h o l d p r o d u c t s c a n a l s o b e r e g i s t e r e d
through registermyappliance.org.uk

Check whether small appliances are registered. Faulty toasters and kettles can
cause fires. Register with the manufacturer to get recall notices before it is too

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