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Toys make up for 25 percent of dangerous products notified to the EU alert system (Photo: EUobserver)

Brussels warns of increase in dangerous products in Europe

The number of products that pose a serious risk to the health and safety of consumers has increased sharply in the EU, a fresh report has revealed.

The European Commission's annual report on the safety of non-food products, published on Thursday (2 March) showed that the biggest danger to European consumers come from toys and electrical appliances.

According to the report, 701 cases of unsafe products were notified to the so-called RAPEX- EU database designed to co-ordinate safe...

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Toys make up for 25 percent of dangerous products notified to the EU alert system (Photo: EUobserver)

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