62% of “Dangerous” Products in the EU Imported from China

62% of “Dangerous” Products in the EU Imported from China
Apr 26, 2016 By eChinacities.com

More than 2,000 dangerous “Made in China” products triggered the EU’s Rapid Alert system in 2015. The European Commission reported yesterday a large number of “dangerous” products found in EU nations came from China.

The EU implemented its “Rapid Alert system,” for dangerous products in 2003. If dangerous products are found in one EU member nation, then the information is quickly communicated to other members through a rapid alert.

Because of the system, member countries are able to recall or ban certain products in a timely manner. 28 EU member states, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway are included.

Products marked as dangerous last year mainly included toys, clothing and fashion items. 62% of “dangerous items” in 2015 came from China.

Peking University economics professor Cao Heping told The Global Times that there are two reasons behind the phenomena. First, China is by far the largest exporter of goods to the EU. Second, China mostly imports physical commodities to the EU.

China imports “high-level products” to the United States, and technology to India, which have less of a chance of being marked as “dangerous.”

Source: ifeng.com

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Keywords: Chinese products dangerous Rapid Alert System EU

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Englteachted

China restricts foreign businesses and products for no reason other than to limit foreign competition. Foreign countries bend over backwards to give China free entry into their markets no matter how much it hurts their economy and no matter how much those products poison its citizens.

Apr 26, 2016 20:36 Report Abuse

kuntmans

It's a bit like drugs, if there weren't such a demand for cheap as chips crap from china, it wouldn't be shipping the crap that fails the quality testing. Strange world.

Apr 26, 2016 17:29 Report Abuse

Guest2301262

classic communist twisted logic in defense of drug lords, or any criminal act for that matter

Apr 27, 2016 12:49 Report Abuse