[RAPEX] Overview of RAPEX notifications in April 2015

According to statistics of April (from 13 ^thweek to 16 ^thweek) in 2015, there are 132 cases notified in Rapex (The Rapid Alert System for Non-Food Products) in total, including 94 Chinese products (accounting for 71.21%). The percent is increased by 6.78% compared with that in last month.

The product categories notified through the RAPEX system in April were:

• Toys (19 notifications, 14.39%)
• Clothing & fashion items (18 notifications, 13.64%)
• Motor vehicles (18 notifications, 13.64%)
• Electronics & Electricals (15 notifications, 11.36%)
• Jewelry (13 notifications, 9.85%)
• Childcare articles (10 notifications, 7.58%)
• Kitchen/cooking equipment (8 notifications, 6.06%)
• Lighting chains (7 notifications, 5.30%)
• Communication media (6 notifications, 4.55%)
• Chemical products (5 notifications, 3.79%)
• Laser pens (3 notifications, 2.27%)
• Cosmetics (2 notifications, 1.52%)
• Mechanical equipment (2 notifications, 1.52%)
• Protective equipment (2 notifications, 1.52%)
• Building products (1 notification, 0.76%)
• Decorative articles (1 notification, 0.76%)
• Furniture (1 notification, 0.76%)
• Other (1 notification, 0.76%)

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

• Electrical shock (24 notifications, 16.67%)
• Cuts (1 notification, 0.69%)
• Chemical (44 notifications, 30.56%)
• Environment (1 notification, 0.69%)
• Fire (7 notifications, 4.86%)
• Entrapment (3 notifications, 2.08%)
• Strangulation (8 notifications, 5.56%)
• Choking (14 notifications, 9.72%)
• Injuries (29 notifications, 20.14%)
• Burns (7 notifications, 4.86%)
• Damage to sight (3 notifications, 2.08%)
• Damage to hearing (1 notification, 0.69%)
• Microbiological (2 notifications, 1.39%)

【中文版】

Reference
Weekly overview report of RAPEX notifications- Report 13
Weekly overview report of RAPEX notifications- Report 14
Weekly overview report of RAPEX notifications- Report 15
Weekly overview report of RAPEX notifications- Report 16

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