General Product Safety Regulations (GPSR)

What is GPSR?

At Sew Me Sunshine we are committed to the highest standards of product safety and customer satisfaction. This is why we comply with the General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR), Regulation (EU) 2023/988, which will take effect on December 13, 2024. This legislation imposes strict requirements to protect consumers and ensure that all products offered on the European market are safe for use.

The General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR) replaces the older General Product Safety Directive (2001/95/EC) and introduces new, comprehensive requirements to further enhance the safety of consumer products. The GPSR applies to all products offered on the EU market, both physically and online, and affects manufacturers, importers, distributors, and fulfilment service providers. 

The core of the GPSR focuses on:

• Minimising risks for consumers
• Transparent information and warnings for users
• Accountability for product safety across the entire supply chain
• Strengthening traceability and recall procedures

How do we comply? 

• We, Sew Me Sunshine LTD take accountability for product safety for the products that we sell 
• For any concerns regarding product safety then you can contact us directly:
  Sew Me Sunshine LTD,
  G32 The Light Box,
  111 Power Road,
  London,
  W4 5PY,
  United Kingdom
  harriet@sewmesunshine.co.uk 
• Our EU representative is EUIFY. You can contact them directly here: 
  Euify OSS B.V.
  T.A.V. Sew Me Sunshine LTD
  Prinses Margrietplantsoen 33
  2595 AM, Den Haag
  The Netherlands
  GPSR@euify.eu
• Our contact details and details of our EU representative will be included with every parcel that is exported to the EU and Northern Ireland
• As we are not able to attach labels to individual fabrics as it will damage the product an invoice will be included with every parcel that will state the product names in order to ensure traceability 
• We have contact details of all of our suppliers and are able to contact them directly in order to ensure traceability 
• We have a product recall policy in place and staff are aware of the actions that need to take place 
• We have labelled any high risk products such as dressmaking shears with safety warnings, these warnings will be translated into the language of the country the item(s) is being sent to 
• We have performed a risk assessment on our products, and will continue to do so on any new product types 
• If you require any certificates for any of the fabrics we stock, for example, GOTS certification, then please email us harriet@sewmesunshine.co.uk and we can obtain these from the supplier 
• Our suppliers are based in the UK and the EU, and therefore compliant with REACH / REACH UK. We are not liable for any non compliance of our suppliers 
• We have not tested our fabrics for flammability, please look at the fabric composition in each listing. We do not advise for our fabrics to be used for high risk applications such as uniforms, upholstery and so on. Make sure fabrics are kept away from heat sources
• Our products are to be used for dressmaking purposes and we do not advise that they are used for anything else