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<p>All products, including air cleaning devices, placed on the market must be safe
and must not make untrue or misleading statements about their properties and performance.
Consumer law requires traders to provide consumers with information on the main characteristics
of goods and it must be accurate and not misleading. Consumers may also request information
from the retailer when making a purchase and the retailer would be required to provide
this accurately under the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008.
Consumers can seek free information and advice from the Citizens Advice consumer service
on 0808 223 1133 (<a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.citizensadvice.org.uk%2F&data=04%7C01%7Cdebra.macleod%40beis.gov.uk%7C33d98190365c4d49412708d942281d8d%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C637613562324422456%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=kXmRQA4zaZ6Cv%2FU2q8iqiuGinjo9uvt2pz%2B8dJSligU%3D&reserved=0"
target="_blank">www.citizensadvice.org.uk/</a>).</p><p> </p><p>The Government publishes
a wide range of information for businesses about product regulation and complying
with product safety legislation on its GOV.UK website (<a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Fproduct-safety-for-businesses-a-to-z-of-industry-guidance&data=04%7C01%7Cdebra.macleod%40beis.gov.uk%7C33d98190365c4d49412708d942281d8d%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C637613562324422456%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=IChwUAgHopTnK8UR9tKdtEhPh9RSzYNWf2tL6RAGdKw%3D&reserved=0"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/product-safety-for-businesses-a-to-z-of-industry-guidance</a>).
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has issued guidance on keeping workplaces safe
and disinfecting premises (<a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hse.gov.uk%2Fcoronavirus%2Fdisinfecting-premises-during-coronavirus-outbreak.htm&data=04%7C01%7Cdebra.macleod%40beis.gov.uk%7C33d98190365c4d49412708d942281d8d%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C637613562324432410%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=dCb5nNDyOrnXUz6ePgGOWC5pscJM98kQyF8MeIFg%2FMU%3D&reserved=0"
target="_blank">https://www.hse.gov.uk/coronavirus/disinfecting-premises-during-coronavirus-outbreak.htm</a>).</p><p><em>
</em></p><p>The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) has previously published
consumer survey data outlining attitudes and behaviours to products related to COVID-19,
including air cleaning technologies:</p><p><a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fopss-covid-19-consumer-survey&data=04%7C01%7Cdebra.macleod%40beis.gov.uk%7C33d98190365c4d49412708d942281d8d%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C637613562324432410%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=3qtHU4oS7K11xS2S8e8DRltZ4eHxRQeI6J7hsMAl7iI%3D&reserved=0"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/opss-covid-19-consumer-survey</a>.</p><p>
</p><p>After the SAGE paper publication (4 November 2020), the OPSS collaborated with
the SAGE Environmental and Modelling Group to review evidence gaps associated with
consumer knowledge. The OPSS has since commissioned further consumer surveys and the
findings will be published in due course.</p><p> </p><p>Public Health England is responsible
for providing advice on public health matters to the general public.</p>
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