[RAPEX] Overview of RAPEX notifications in Week 35, 2012

In Aug.31, 2012, European Commission released the weekly overview report of rapex（The Rapid Alert System for Non-Food Products ） notification of week 35. There are 28 notifications in this week which number has decreased compared to week 34.

The product categories most frequently notified through the RAPEX system on week 35 were：
• Clothing, textiles and fashion items(16notifications, 57.14%)

• Electrical appliances and equipment(6 notifications, 21.43%)
• Toys (3 notifications, 10.71%).

The four most frequently notified risk categories were:

• Chemical (15 notifi ations, 53.57%)

• Electric shock (7 notifications, 25%)

• Strangulation and injuries (3 notifications, 10.71%)
• Injuries (2 notifications, 7.14%)