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354

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77

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Alerts per country in 2017The Rapid Alert System enables national authorities to quickly exchange information about dangerous products, thus allowing other member countries to screen their market and take appropriate action should the same product be found.

0 – 50 51 – 100 101 – 150 151 – 200 201 – 250 251 or more

2201 ALERTS The number of alerts received in the system on measures taken against dangerous products.

3 952 follow up actions The number of follow up actions taken by other members in the network in response to the alerts concerning dangerous products.

Justiceand Consumers

EuropeanCommission

EU Rapid Alert System for dangerous non-food products2017 results per country

EUROPEAN UNION

29% 20% 12% 28% 22% 17%

Toys Motor vehicles

Clothing, textiles and fashion items

Injuries Chemical Choking

BELGIUM

55% 17% 17% 32% 23% 18%

Pyrotechnic articles

Protective equipment

Toys Burns Injuries Choking

BULGARIA

55% 14% 8% 32% 26% 14%


Childcare articles and children’s equipment

Laser pointers Injuries Choking Strangulation

CZECH REPUBLIC

68% 9% 9% 58% 13% 8%

Toys Cosmetics Lighting equipment

Chemical Damage to hearing

Choking

DENMARK

31% 20% 18% 34% 24% 15%

Jewellery Electrical appliances and equipment

Toys Chemical Electric shock Choking

GERMANY

68% 7% 6% 62% 21% 7%

Motor vehicles


Cosmetics Injuries Chemical Fire

ESTONIA

38% 33% 21% 79% 13% 4%


Cosmetics Toys Chemical Choking Damage to hearing

IRELAND

58% 17% 12% 63% 33% 4%

Protective equipment

Jewellery Cosmetics Injuries Chemical Choking

GREECE

34% 33% 11% 39% 17% 13%


Toys Clothing, textiles and fashion items

Chemical Injuries Entrapment

SPAIN

53% 10% 8% 36% 15% 13%


Electrical appliances and equipment

Choking Electric shock Chemical

FRANCE

42% 20% 10% 49% 16% 11%

Motor vehicles

Toys Electrical appliances and equipment

Injuries Chemical Choking

CROATIA

24% 24% 14% 26% 20% 18%



Lighters Electric shock Fire Injuries

The three most common product categories notified

The three most common risks notified

ITALY

40% 30% 15% 41% 23% 12%

Chemical products


Chemical Microbiological Injuries

CYPRUS

42% 40% 6% 31% 29% 17%


Toys Jewellery Chemical Injuries Strangulation

LATVIA

31% 28% 16% 22% 20% 12%


Toys Machinery Choking Chemical Cuts

LITHUANIA

48% 16% 11% 35% 28% 22%

Toys Cosmetics Electrical appliances and equipment

Chemical Choking Injuries

LUXEMBOURG

72% 14% 14% 57% 43%


Motor vehicles Injuries Chemical

HUNGARY

45% 17% 11% 28% 20% 15%


Lighting equipment

Choking Electric shock Chemical

MALTA

62% 21% 13% 54% 25% 14%

Toys Childcare articles and children’s equipment


Strangulation Choking Chemical

NETHERLANDS

34% 19% 17% 43% 23% 9%

Toys Jewellery Chemical products

Chemical Choking Injuries

AUSTRIA

53% 27% 7% 53% 33% 7%

Toys Motor vehicles


Choking Injuries Damage to hearing

POLAND

62% 9% 8% 28% 20% 19%

Toys Motor vehicles Lighting chains Choking Injuries Chemical

PORTUGAL

70% 15% 10% 60% 23% 5%

Motor vehicles Toys Cosmetics Injuries Chemical Choking

ROMANIA

39% 23% 15% 46% 23% 16%

Toys Motor vehicles Cosmetics Chemical Fire Choking

SLOVENIA

36% 22% 21% 47% 13% 13%


Cosmetics Chemical Choking Strangulation

77

142

37

231

189

4

308

324

188

1718

188

24

295

315

489

268

92

90

11

127

124

24

32

257

56

88225

Follow up actions: totals per country

SLOVAKIA

56% 9% 6% 40% 31% 15%

Toys Childcare articles and children’s equipment


Choking Chemical Injuries

FINLAND

20% 13% 12% 35% 24% 9%


Cosmetics Chemical Electric shock Injuries

SWEDEN

33% 15% 15% 31% 29% 19%


Hobby/sports equipment

Toys Electric shock Environment Chemical

UNITED KINGDOM

49% 13% 13% 41% 18% 17%

Motor vehicles


Toys Injuries Electric shock Fire

ICELAND

67% 33% 50% 25% 25%

Toys Furniture Choking Chemical Injuries

NORWAY

33% 24% 19% 52% 36% 4%

Hobby/sports equipment


Toys Chemical Environment Burns

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You can retrieve your own statistics about Rapid Alert System activity any time by visiting The Rapid Alert System’s Weekly Reports webpage.

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