[RAPEX] Overview of RAPEX notifications in March 2015

According to statistics of March (from 9 ^thweek to 12 ^thweek) 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%)

【中文版】

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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