Product testing checklist

All suppliers should ensure the goods they supply are not banned, meet mandatory safety standards and meet any claims made about them. Below is a checklist of issues to consider when having your products tested:

• Have you used test reports or commissioned testing to ensure relevant products have no defects, meet mandatory safety standards and are not banned goods?
• Is the test laboratory you wish to use certified in quality assurance and management systems?
• Is the test laboratory you wish to use competent/accredited to conduct specific tests for the products you supply?
• Have you established a good working relationship with the test laboratory you use?
• Have you gained adequate guidance from the test laboratory to assist you in producing or supplying products that comply with product safety laws?
• Have you obtained and kept all written evidence of the reliability and competence of the test laboratory responsible for:
• test reports you have obtained from manufacturers or other suppliers?
• product testing you have commissioned?
• Have you checked that test reports are genuine?
• Have you checked that test reports are valid for the particular products you supply?
• Have you checked that test results for the tested sample are valid and representative of the rest of your stock?
• Have you established a regular testing regime to help ensure that future product batches continue to meet the relevant requirements?
• Do you have a means of monitoring changes in regulatory requirements (note that you are able to subscribe for e-mail alerts on updates to this website)?