Brussels, 17/04/2008 (Agence Europe) - In 2007, the number of dangerous products withdrawn from the European market rose by 53% on the previous year, and, over the course of the last three years, the number of dangerous consumer goods notified has trebled (1,607 in 2007 compared with 1051 in 2006 and 468 in 2005).
This is good news for the effectiveness of the EU Rapid Alert System for Dangerous Consumer Goods (RAPEX), the annual report of which was published on Thursday 17 April, as...