RAPEX-related product recalls

A portable fire extinguisher and an electric hair dryer are two of the products recalled due to false claims.

In its latest Compliance Clip, ProductIP listed several products that were recalled in relation to RAPEX.

Among these products are a portable fire extinguisher, hair dryer and children's necklace, all of which were recalled due to misleading claims.

RAPEX is the EU's rapid alert system for unsafe consumer products and consumer protection.

Download ProductIP's latest Compliance Clip here.

About ProductIP

Companies use ProductIP to effectively demonstrate to customers and authorities that their products meet relevant customer requirements and legislation.

ProductIP's web-based solution provides quick and easy access to a complete list of applicable legal and company specific requirements for European nonfood consumer goods. It also enables the implementation of a product compliance process (as described in ISO 19600) to collect, manage and share product compliance evidence documents quickly and easily.

Already more than 8,000 users work with ProductIP and more than 100,000 technical files have been created with a trade value of over 15 billion euros.