[RAPEX] Overview of RAPEX notifications in May 2015

According to statistics of May (from 17^th week to 21^th week) in 2015, there are 139 cases notified in Rapex (The Rapid Alert System for Non-Food Products) in total, including 90 Chinese products (accounting for 64.75%). The percent is decreased by 6.46% compared with that in last month.
 
The product categories notified through the RAPEX system in May were:

• Toys (33 notifications, 23.74%)
• Clothing & fashion items (17 notifications, 12.23%)
• Other (13 notification, 9.35%)
• Motor vehicles (13 notifications, 9.35%)
• Protective equipment (10 notifications, 7.19%)
• Electronics & Electricals (9 notifications, 6.47%)
• Jewellery (8 notifications, 5.76%)
• Childcare articles (8 notifications, 5.76%)
• Lighting chains (7 notifications, 5.04%)
• Cosmetics (6 notifications, 4.32%)
• Decorative articles (3 notifications, 2.16%)
• Lighting equipment (3 notifications, 2.16%)
• Communication media (3 notifications, 2.16%)
• Building products (3 notifications, 2.16%)
• Stationery (1 notification, 0.72%)
• Furniture (1 notification, 0.72%)
• Chemical products (1 notification, 0.72%)

The twelve risk categories notified through the RAPEX system in May were:

• Electrical shock (20 notifications, 12.58%)
• Cuts (1 notification, 0.69%)
• Chemical (44 notifications, 27.67%)
• Fire (19 notifications, 11.95%)
• Entrapment (2 notifications, 1.26%)
• Strangulation (7 notifications, 4.40%)
• Choking (26 notifications, 16.35%)
• Injuries (32 notifications, 20.13%)
• Burns (3 notifications, 1.89%)
• Microbiological (1 notification, 0.63%)
• Suffocation (4 notifications, 2.52%)
• Other (1 notification, 0.69%)

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Reference
Weekly overview report of RAPEX notifications- Report 17
Weekly overview report of RAPEX notifications- Report 18
Weekly overview report of RAPEX notifications- Report 19
Weekly overview report of RAPEX notifications- Report 20
Weekly overview report of RAPEX notifications- Report 21

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