EU warns over unsafe cosmetics imported from China

EU warns over unsafe cosmetics imported from China

Bloc registers steep rise in products purchased online not meeting safety standards

The US-China tariff war continues to escalate. In order to prevent Chinese goods from being dumped into Europe, the EU is working to curb the massive influx of low-quality and cheap e-commerce products from China. The European Commission warned that the number of unsafe products detected in the EU has increased sharply, mainly from China. The European Commission released the European "Safety Gate" (Safety Gate: the EU Rapid Alert System for Dang…

Italy is the country of the EU origin of a greater number of alerts, with 16% of the total. ...

The EU rapid alert system for dangerous non-food products received the most notifications for cosmetic products and toys last year, cosmetics also topped the list in Hungarian alerts, but they were followed by decorative lighting garlands and electrical household appliances, according to an EU report on the functioning of the system presented in Brussels on Wednesday.

Brussels — Whether toys, cosmetics or jewelry, the EU Commission received more warnings about harmful products in the past year than in more than 20 years. Dangerous chemicals were the main reason for product warnings, for example when it came to nickel or lead in jewelry, according to a report by the European Commission. But...

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