Press Release: Keeping consumers safe: nearly 2500 dangerous products withdrawn from the EU market in 2014

The European Commission published new figures on 23 March 2015, showing that in 2014, nearly 2500 products, ranging from toys to motor vehicles, were either stopped before they entered the European Union (EU) or removed from markets because they were dangerous for EU consumers.

The European Commission and EU Member States use the Rapid Alert System for dangerous non-food products - that ensures that consumer good on the European markets are safe.

European Commission: DG Communicaton: RAPID: Memo/15/4628, 23.03.15: Questions and Answers - Rapid Alert System for dangerous non-food products in 2014 http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-15-4628_en.htm

ESO: Background information: RAPEX - Rapid Alert System for Non-Food Products posing a serious risk http://www.europeansources.info/record/website-rapex-rapid-alert-system-for-non-food-products-posing-a-serious-risk/

ESO: Background information: Keeping dangerous food off the shelves: Commission publishes annual report on EU’s Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-keeping-dangerous-food-off-the-shelves-commission-publishes-annual-report-on-eus-rapid-alert-system-for-food-and-feed/

Deutsche Welle, 23.03.15: EU nabs more dangerous products at borders http://dw.de/p/1EvYE

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