BRC Asbestos in Play Sand Retail Forum
This event is exclusive to BRC Retail Members and by invitation only.
Join fellow retailers, the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS), legal experts from Ashurst to explore the issue of asbestos in consumer products, mainly focussed on play-sand. Through expert insight, practical discussion and peer exchange, the roundtable will examine the latest advice, provide a global picture of asbestos management and focus on the challenges retailers face in managing testing and assurance.
The session will focus on helping retailers understand what proportionate due diligence looks like in practice, including approaches to product testing and assurance as well as the key points in supplier management. The discussion will also help shape a practical route forward for BRC members, providing insight into both the management of asbestos-related product safety issues and broader measures that can strengthen future procurement and product assurance processes
Agenda
- 9:30-10:00 - Coffee and Arrivals
- 10:00-10:05 - Short BRC Intro
- 10:00-10:45 - OPSS Intro and Q&A session
- 10:45 - OPSS leave
- 10:45-11:00 - Comfort Break
- 11:00-12:00- Ashurst Presentation + Testing Information (Ashurst or UL Solutions)
- 12:00-12:30 - Member Discussion at End around due diligence on assurance
- 12:30-1.30 - Lunch and networking
- 13.30-15.00 - Book your 15-minute session with Inga to discuss anything further 1:1
If you would like to book a 1:1 meeting, please register your interest by completing the registration form below. We will confirm your allocated time slot closer to the event date.
Kindly note that you are very welcome to work from the event meeting room while waiting for your session with Inga. We look forward to facilitating these valuable conversations.
Meet the Speakers
Katie Moore
Head of Commercial Europe, UL Solutions
Katie Moore joined UL Solutions in 2025 as head of Commercial for Europe. Her focus across the testing, inspection and certification (TIC) industry has been within strategic account management and supporting European retailers with compliance solutions. Katie’s background is in Chemistry with focus on consumer goods.
Sarah-Jane Dobson
Global Head of Product Liability and Product Regulatory Risk | Board of Directors ICPHSO | Board of Directors CTSI.
Sarah-Jane Dobson is a Partner and the Global Head of the Product Liability and Regulatory Risk team at Ashurst Perkins Coie LLP and a Board Member of the International Consumer Product Health and Safety Organization (ICPHSO) and the Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI).
She acts as trusted legal counsel on high-stakes and business-critical global regulatory, contentious and policy matters across the full product lifecycle and across all product sectors. Her scientific degree and admission to legal practice in the United Kingdom, EU (Ireland) and Australia make her particularly adept at technical and multi-jurisdictional matters.
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