Safety Gate (the EU rapid alert system – non-food)

European legislation ensures a consistent, high level of protection for the health and safety of consumers. Products placed on the market in the internal market are subject to general safety requirements. The European Union (EU) has introduced a rapid alert system (Safety Gate/RAPEX) for non-food products which pose a risk to consumers or professional users. Thanks to this system, information is rapidly exchanged and published on measures taken to prevent or restrict the marketing or use of non-food, non-pharmaceutical or non-medical products or devices. Summaries of the alerts are published immediately after having been validated by the Commission on the Safety Gate website. Furthermore, a weekly report is also made available on the website every Friday. The system is available in 25 languages: the EU official languages, Norwegian and Icelandic. It is also possible to make a personalised subscription to the weekly reports in one of the 25 available languages. Subscribers receive a personalised mail according to their subscription. Disclaimer: United Kingdom (data until 31/12/2020).