July 2019



North America News

Europe News

In Europe, when hazards are identified in consumer products, the products will be recalled and published in the Rapid Alert System, which is updated weekly. The European recalls for January through April 2019 are summarized below:

Hazards

Frequency

Chemical Hazard

185

Choking Hazard

115

Injury Hazard

83

Electric shock Hazard

81

Fire Hazard

66

Environmental Hazard

60

Other Hazards*

105

*Other Hazards include Asphyxiation Hazard, Burn Hazard, Entrapment Hazard, Hearing Hazard, Microbial Hazard, Sight Hazard, Strangulation Hazard, Suffocation Hazard and Unencrypted Communications with a frequency of less

Product Categories

Frequency

Toys and Childcare Articles

254

Cosmetics/ Bodycare

58

Computer / Audio / Video / Other Electronics & Accessories

54

Sporting Goods / Equipment

53

Fabric / Textile / Garment / Home Textile

46

Lighting Equipment

38

Other Categories^

73

^Other Categories include Candles & Burning Items and Accessories, Consumer Chemicals, Decorative Articles, Eyewear, Food Contact Material, Footwear, Furniture, Home Electrical Appliances (Hair Dryer, Iron, etc.), Homeware (Non-food Contact), Jewelry, Watch or other Fashion Accessories, Personal Protective Equipment (excluding eye protection) and Tools with a frequency of less than 15.

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Asia News

Australia/New Zealand News

In Australia, when hazards are identified in consumer products, they will be recalled and published in the Recalls and Safety Alerts Database on the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission website, which is updated daily. The Australia recalls from January 2, 2019 to May 27, 2019 are summarized below:

Hazards

Frequency

Injury Hazard

31

Microbial Hazard

14

Choking Hazard

13

Fire Hazard

11

Allergic Hazard

10

Other Hazards*

45

*Other Hazards include Burn Hazard, Drowning Hazard, Electric Shock Hazard, Fall Hazard, Entrapment Hazard, Strangulation Hazard, Suffocation Hazard, Ingestion Hazard with a frequency of less than 10.

Product Categories

Frequency

Food

33

Toys and Childcare Articles

29

Tools and Hardware

15

Computer / Audio / Video / Other Electronics & Accessories

11

Home Electrical Appliances (Hair Dryer, Iron, etc.)

8

Other Categories^

28

^Other Categories include Fabric / Textile / Garment / Home Textile, Consumer Chemicals, Sporting Goods / Equipment, Heater, Furniture, Food Contact Material, Candles & Burning Items and Accessories, Homeware (Non-food Contact), Cosmetics / Bodycare and Eyewear with a frequency of less than 8.

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