Product related deaths

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

77% response rate (above 62% average). 34% of classified responses show concrete action taken. Reports rose 150% from 6 (2023) to 15 (2024).

Response Status
Responded 101 Historic 28
AI Classification
Action Taken 34%
Action Planned 37%
Noted 18%
Disputed 11%
Based on 79 classified responses
Reports by Quarter
Clear
PFD Reports
28 results
Benjamin Stroud
Historic (No Identified Response)
2022-0039 8 Feb 2022 Essex
Essex Partnership University Trust and …
Concerns summary A patient's case was not referred to the Multi-Disciplinary Team, denying essential psychiatric input, as the Care Coordinator made un-documented clinical decisions regarding referrals, posing a significant risk.
James Lacey
Historic (No Identified Response)
2022-0073 29 Nov 2021 Lancashire & Blackburn with Darwen
Home Office
Concerns summary Harmful substances are easily purchased with less rigorous control than 'regulated poisons,' lacking restrictions like licensing and record-keeping, posing a risk of misuse.
Neil Stewart
Historic (No Identified Response)
2021-0400 25 Nov 2021 Newcastle upon Tyne
Bounce Til I Die
Concerns summary There was an absence of clear, written safety policies and protocols for venues and event providers, leading to inadequate communication of risks and poorly defined responsibilities for guests.
Helena Opuku
Historic (No Identified Response)
2021-0341 12 Oct 2021 East London
Department of Health and Social Care London Borough of Redbridge
Concerns summary Social services struggled to properly investigate safeguarding referrals, appoint social workers within a reasonable timeframe, or conduct timely home suitability assessments for vulnerable residents.
Shane Gilmer
Historic (No Identified Response)
2021-0140 5 May 2021 County of the East Riding of Yorkshire and City of Kingston-Upon-Hull
Home Office
Concerns summary Crossbows lack essential regulation, including ownership records or licensing, unlike firearms. This absence of control over their circulation and storage, despite their lethal capabilities, poses a significant public safety risk.
Macy Fletcher
Historic (No Identified Response)
2019-0227 27 Jun 2019 Manchester (North)
Communities and Local Government Ministry of Housing
Concerns summary A critical lack of national oversight and guidance for private landlords on updated blind cord safety regulations means many are unaware of risks from older blinds, leading to child strangulation deaths.
Bram Radcliffe
Historic (No Identified Response)
2019-0110 22 Mar 2019 West Yorjshire (West)
Communities and Local Government Ministry of Housing Stone Federation of GB
Concerns summary Dangerous, substandard fireplace surround installations are unregulated as they are not deemed "building work." There is no British Standard for fixing these components, only for their manufacture, creating a safety gap.
Terence Penney
Historic (No Identified Response)
2019-0034 28 Jan 2019 Lincolnshire
LEC Refrigeration Office for Product Safety and Standards
Concerns summary A fatal fire resulted from a vapour leak in a relatively new domestic fridge, highlighting a potential widespread safety risk with similar units in circulation.
Kenneth Bardsley
Historic (No Identified Response)
2018-0407 27 Dec 2018 Manchester (South)
Lancs & Cumbria Lifts UK Ltd Department for Work and Pensions Health and Safety Executive +1 more
Concerns summary Lack of minimum qualifications for lift engineers, a systemic failure to act on regulatory examination findings, and absent care home and lift company protocols for managing maintenance risks contributed to safety concerns.
Christina Fletcher
Historic (No Identified Response)
2017-0295 13 Oct 2017 Manchester (North)
General Pharmaceutical Council
Concerns summary A lack of clear regulatory guidance on 'red flag' systems for pharmacies to identify patients with similar details and inconsistent chain of custody protocols for controlled drugs pose risks.
John Wilson
Historic (No Identified Response)
2017-0445 12 Jul 2017 Manchester (South)
Beko Plc
Concerns summary The product recall process was inadequate, relying on unrecorded standard mail that failed to inform the deceased, and lacked further robust efforts like registered post or follow-up visits, despite known increasing fire risk with product age.
Aaron McCaffrey
Historic (No Identified Response)
2017-0195 16 Jun 2017 Manchester (South)
Medicines and Healthcare products Regul…
Concerns summary The lack of purchase limits for loperamide medication at retail stores enables bulk buying, increasing the risk of addiction and overdose.
Richard Bull
Historic (No Identified Response)
2017-0154 10 May 2017 London (West)
Apple
Concerns summary There is insufficient public perception of the risk associated with phone chargers in contact with water, requiring urgent and prominent safety warnings.
Zane Gbangbola
Historic (No Identified Response)
2016-0328 13 Sep 2016 Surrey
HAE Ltd Health and Safety Executive Department for Work and Pensions
Concerns summary Inadequate and misleading safety guidance for internal combustion engine equipment used in confined spaces, coupled with the misleading use of the HSE logo, increases the risk of harm.
Rosemarie Dees
Historic (No Identified Response)
2016-0259 19 Jul 2016 London Inner (South)
Resuscitation Council (UK)
Concerns summary An undetected foreign body airway obstruction could inhibit the use of a supraglottic airway, suggesting laryngoscopy should be a prerequisite for SGA insertion.
Daniel Paylor
Historic (No Identified Response)
2016-0353 1 Jul 2016 Wiltshire and Swindon
Medicine and Health Care Products Regul…
Concerns summary Ambulance services exhibit inadequate regulatory control, safeguards, and auditing for drugs compared to hospitals, lacking sufficient peer supervision and requiring only single-person authority for drug access.
Jonathan Weatherley
Historic (No Identified Response)
2016-0206 2 Jun 2016 Essex
Trading Standards
Concerns summary Recall notices for the products were inadequate, failing to highlight all known problems and affected items, necessitating a comprehensive, widely distributed new recall.
Thomas Harris
Historic (No Identified Response)
2016 28 Apr 2016 Kent Central and South East
Right Honourable Theresa May MP
Steven Bottomley
Historic (No Identified Response)
2015-0186 14 May 2015 West Yorkshire (West)
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Concerns summary A window lacked a safety device, and remedial action is required to safeguard similar windows in properties to prevent recurrence in line with building regulations.
Hilda Cole
Historic (No Identified Response)
2014-0460 24 Oct 2014 Staffordshire (South)
Care Quality Commission
Concerns summary The pendant alarm provider failed to adequately inform customers about additional safety features, specifically the option to link to fire alarms, creating an unaddressed fire risk for vulnerable users.
David Thomson
Historic (No Identified Response)
2014-0447 16 Oct 2014 Liverpool
Department for Business Innovation and Skills
Concerns summary E-cigarette batteries charged via universal micro USB ports are at risk of explosion if an incompatible charger supplies the wrong current.
Valerie Hancox
Historic (No Identified Response)
2014-0144 31 Mar 2014 Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin
AGCO Ltd
Concerns summary Farm bale chutes are routinely left lowered and unmarked on public highways, contrary to manufacturer instructions, posing a significant, unlit obstruction hazard to other road users.
Victoria Meppen-Walter
Historic (No Identified Response)
2014-0083 27 Feb 2014 Manchester (North)
Department of Health and Social Care Medicines and Healthcare Products Regul…
Concerns summary Concerns were raised regarding the easy online availability and regulation of chloroquine, along with the associated risks of its misuse.
Sean Cunningham
Historic (No Identified Response)
2014-0087 26 Feb 2014 Lincolnshire (Central)
Martin-Baker
Concerns summary A persistent design flaw in ejection seats allows strap misrouting, posing a significant risk, and manufacturers lack a robust system for urgently disseminating safety-critical information.
Neil Blood
Historic (No Identified Response)
2014-0183 4 Feb 2014 Stoke-on-Trent & North Staffordshire
Department for Transport Shimano Inc
Concerns summary A lack of regulatory oversight, risk assessment, and consumer warnings for pedal cycle cleats and shoes raises concerns about potential dangers to users.