List of dangerous products notified in Commission's Safety Gate 2024 sets the path for increased consumer protection
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Today, the European Commission has unveiled its annual report on Safety Gate, the European Rapid Alert System for dangerous non-food products. The report presents an overview of dangerous products notified in the Safety Gate in 2024.

Cosmetics, toys, electrical appliances make up majority of EU alerts on dangerous products with 40% are imported from China, report says

In 2024, cosmetics (36%) remained the most frequently reported products posing health risks, followed by toys (15%), electrical appliances (10%), motor vehicles (9%) and chemical products (6%), according to the Safe Gate report published by the European Commission.

In terms of the type of risk associated with the products flagged, nearly half (49%) related to a chemical risk, followed by the risk of physical injury (14%), a risk to the environment (8%), a choking hazard (7%), and a risk of electrical shock (7%).

40% of the alerts related to products which originated in China, 16% originated in Italy, and 24% originated in EU/EEA countries other than Italy.

71 alerts reported to Safety Gate from Ireland last year were validated, resulting in in 221 follow-up actions by other member countries.

20% of the items were categorised as “childcare articles and children’s equipment”, 18% were electrical appliances, and 14% were toys.

Safety Gate is the main tool of the EU’s General Product Safety Directive (GPSD). It allows national authorities in 30 countries to rapidly exchange information on dangerous products found in their markets.

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