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Regulate online marketplaces, preventing third-parties selling unsafe products.
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3,202 signatures
What the petition asks
Online marketplaces are not deemed to be retailers and have no legal responsibility for ensuring the safety of products.
The British Toy and Hobby Association & Electrical Safety First are calling for changes to legislation, preventing third-parties selling unsafe products to UK consumers.
The British Toy and Hobby Association & Electrical Safety First are calling for changes to legislation, preventing third-parties selling unsafe products to UK consumers.
More accountability must be placed on online marketplaces, and the companies who run them, to ensure consumer safety by recognising online marketplaces as economic operators in the supply chain.
Online marketplaces must improve their verification and complaints processes, inform consumers when they are buying from a third party, remove unsafe products, and proactively identify unsafe products, such as recalled goods.
Online marketplaces must improve their verification and complaints processes, inform consumers when they are buying from a third party, remove unsafe products, and proactively identify unsafe products, such as recalled goods.
Timeline
| 4 Oct 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 4 Apr 2022 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
3,202
Status
Closed
Opened
4 Oct 2021
Closed
4 Apr 2022
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.