[RAPEX] Overview of RAPEX notifications in March 2015
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According to statistics of March (from 9th week to 12th week) in 2015, there are 164 cases notified in Rapex (The Rapid Alert System for Non-Food Products) in total, including 106 Chinese products (accounting for 63.63%).

The product categories notified through the RAPEX system in March were:
  • Toys (36 notifications, 21.95%)
  • Motor vehicles (27 notifications, 16.46%)
  • Electronics & Electricals (24 notifications, 14.63%)
  • Clothing & fashion items (20 notifications, 12.20%)
  • Childcare articles (7 notifications, 4.27%)
  • Fake foods (7 notifications, 4.27%)
  • Jewellery (6 notifications, 3.66%)
  • Chemical products (5 notifications, 3.05%)
  • Cosmetics (5 notifications, 3.05%)
  • Lighting equipment (5 notifications, 3.05%)
  • Light chains (4 notifications, 2.44%)
  • Protective equipment (4 notifications, 2.44%)
  • Building products (3 notifications, 1.83%)
  • Recreation & sports equipment (3 notifications, 1.83%)
  • Decoration (3 notifications, 1.83%)
  • Communication media (2 notifications, 1.22%)
  • Lighters (1 notification, 0.61%)
  • Mechanical equipment (1 notification, 0.61%)
  • Other (1 notification, 0.61%)
The twelve risk categories notified through the RAPEX system in March were:
  • Fire (7 notifications, 4.07%)
  • Electrical shock (27 notifications, 15.7%)
  • Burns (7 notifications, 4.07%)
  • Chemical (43 notifications, 25.00%)
  • Injuries (48 notifications, 27.91%)
  • Choking (23 notifications, 13.37%)
  • Entrapment (1 notification, 0.58%)
  • Strangulation (9 notifications, 5.23%)
  • Suffocation (3 notifications, 1.74%)
  • Environment (1 notification, 0.58%)
  • Damage to hearing (1 notification, 0.58%)
  • Microbiological (2 notifications, 1.16%)
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Reference
Weekly overview report of RAPEX notifications- Report 9
Weekly overview report of RAPEX notifications- Report 10
Weekly overview report of RAPEX notifications- Report 11
Weekly overview report of RAPEX notifications- Report 12

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