2017 EU Toys & Baby Products Recalls Review
Here we summarize the results of the Rapid Alert System for dangerous Toys and Baby products for 2017. In 2017, a total of 692 toys and Baby products alerts have been registered on the RAPEX website, a 23% increase on the 562 registered in 2016.
By Bureau Veritas Technical Services 3 minute read
Alerts by Notifying Country
The above chart graph shows the difference by Member State between the number of notifications submitted in the Rapid Alert System in 2016 and 2017. Spain was the largest notifier followed by Hungary, Poland, Cyprus and Slovakia.
Alerts by Type of Risk
The above chart shows the number of alerts by type of risk in the Rapid Alert System in 2016 and 2017. Choking risks were the largest category followed by chemical risk.
Alerts by Country of Origin