Most of the things we buy are safe because the Office of Product Safety and Standards and local trading standards officers check them out. If something if thought to be unsafe it is tested and that might result in the product being recalled, an "alert" being issued or, in extreme cases, the article is destroyed. So, spare some time to look at the up-to-date list of unsafe products and the latest news from this vital (post-Brexit) service.

Every now and then the HSE does something that sort of stands out from the usual stuff and they've just published something that fits that description. Imaginatively called "Introduction to managing health and safety" it's a logical, simple guide to what small businesses need to do and I commend it as a great source of information. Well done HSE @H_S_E

I have been monitoring this UK government-led activity for a while now, and I have drawn everyone's attention to it before. But here's the thing - in June 2023 I received 91 notifications about products that were either refused entry to the UK, withdrawn from sale, or simply destroyed. All because they were considered dangerous. Now, I think that's the most I have ever received in a single month but even if I'm wrong about that, it is still a staggering amount.

Have a look at them here and draw your own conclusions by all means - mine are pretty straightforward so I repeat:

• don't buy items made in China

• don't buy from Amazon or AliExpress.