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Home2017 results of the EU rapid alert system for dangerous non-food products
Working together to keep consumers safe
2017 results of the EU rapid alert system for dangerous non-food products
Working together to keep consumers safe
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Do you take product safety for granted? Well, you may be surprised to learn that every day hundreds of people work to make sure that you are protected from dangerous products. In the European Union, this happens also thanks to the Rapid Alert System. Since its creation in 2003, new Member States have been added to the network, procedures improved and communication tools modernized. The system is stabilizing at a regular rate with approximately 50 alerts published each week on the European Commission’s website and just over 2 000 alerts published per year. This is due to the efficient cooperation between the European Commission and the Member States participating in the Rapid Alert System who, independently of their country or language, all share one common goal: to stop dangerous products entering the market. However, members of the Rapid Alert System know that the market is a global affair and shopping online is becoming more and more popular with consumers. This is why the Rapid Alert System team is working closely with large international markets to exchange information and increase cooperation also at the level of online platforms.
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- Corporate author(s): Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers (European Commission)
- Themes: Consumers' health
- Subject: activity report , consumer information , consumer protection , dangerous substance , dissemination of information , product safety
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| ISSN | ISBN 978-92-79-80423-6 | DOI 10.2838/031929 | Catalogue number DS-02-18-313-EN-N |
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| ISSN | ISBN 978-92-79-80422-9 | DOI 10.2838/018284 | Catalogue number DS-02-18-313-EN-C |
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