Product related deaths

PFD Category
Reports: 131 Areas: 54 Earliest: Oct 2013 Latest: 5 Aug 2025

77% response rate (above 63% average). 31% of classified responses show concrete action taken. Reports rose 150% from 6 (2023) to 15 (2024).

PFD Reports
29 results
Neil Blood
Historic (No Identified Response)
2014-0183 4 Feb 2014 Stoke-on-Trent & North Staffordshire
Department for Transport Shimano Inc
Concerns summary (AI summary) A lack of regulatory oversight, risk assessment, and consumer warnings for pedal cycle cleats and shoes raises concerns about potential dangers to users.
Jackie Scott
Historic (No Identified Response)
2014-0022 16 Jan 2014 North Northumberland
Indian Brasserie
Concerns summary (AI summary) Lack of clear allergen information meant the deceased unknowingly consumed peanuts in a take-away meal, resulting in a fatal anaphylactic shock.
Elizabeth Aurora Kerr
Historic (No Identified Response)
2013-0276 18 Oct 2013 Manchester City
All Party Parliamentary Gas Safety Group Association of Chief Fire Officers Department for Energy and Climate Change +6 more
Concerns summary (AI summary) The provided text is truncated, making it impossible to identify the specific safety concerns raised by the All-Party Parliamentary Gas Safety Group.
John James Jackson
Historic (No Identified Response)
2013-0260 16 Oct 2013 Black Country
Department of Health and Social Care
Concerns summary (AI summary) The coroner notes a lack of readily available information about the dangers of consuming large quantities of caffeine, particularly from 'Hero Energy Mints', which are advertised as an alternative to energy drinks.