WHY STANDARDS & REGULATIONS SERVICES (SRS)?

CONSUMER SAFETY IS A PRIORITY FOR AUTHORITIES

In 2006, there was an increase of 32% from 2005 for serious risk notifications. Over 40% of all notifications resulted in voluntary measures taken by businesses.

Most frequently notified products included:

• Toys (24%)
• Electrical appliances (19%)
• Motor vehicles (14%)
• Lighting equipment 11%)
• Cosmetics (5%)

Most frequent risks
The five main risk categories are: injuries, electric shock, fire risk /burns, chocking /suffocation, chemical risk.

Five countries accounted for 60% of all notifications:

• Germany (16%)
• Hungary (15%)
• Greece (11%)
• United Kingdom (10%)
• Spain (9%)

(Source: RAPEX http://ec.europa.eu/rapex)

More vigilance worldwide
American authorities have noticed an increase of product recalls for the last two years. The European Commission also noticed that the number of consumer goods removed from the EU market has increased. Through RAPEX, the Rapid Alert System for non-food consumer products, national authorities notify the Commission of products presenting a serious risk for the health and safety of consumers. Dangerous products are then banned or their sale is restricted on the market.

To ensure that your products comply with the relevant standards before placing goods on the market, SGS offers Standards & regulations Services (SRS).

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