PROSAFE
Building market surveillance
Joint Action 2015 is almost halfway and the market surveillance authorities from 26 EU and EEA countries are continuously working to identify and remove unsafe products from 5 categories: soothers and soother holders, plasticised toys, playgrounds, power tools and household electrical appliances.
The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority, NVWA, has hosted the second CIMSReview of JA2015, coordinated by PROSAFE. The meeting took place on 14-15-16 February 2017, at the NVWA Offices, in Utrecht and Zwijndrecht, The Netherlands. The host welcomed the participating authorities from Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, France, Latvia, Malta and Slovakia.
The meeting gave the participants the opportunity to share information, best practices and review the NVWA market surveillance system and procedures. The review team will prepare a report to highlight the findings of the CIMS three-days-meeting, which will be published on the members' only section of the website.
Many parents are using safety barriers to keep their children away from the dangerous corners of the house. These products are not always compliant with the current regulations and there might be a risk of accidents, like falls, choking or even strangulation.
Officials from 12 EU countries, who are taking part to the Joint Action 2014 Activity on Safety Barriers, are currently investigating if these kind of products sold on the European market are compliant to the current standards. The market surveillance authorities are verifying 112 products.
The Directorate General responsible for Market Surveillance within the State Agency for Metrology and Technical Services (SAMTS) has hosted the first CIMS Review of JA2015 coordinated by PROSAFE on 4-5-6 October 2016.