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Multidimensional Analysis of Alerts Reported in the Safety Gate System (RAPEX) in 2005–2025

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  • Marcin Pigłowski

    (Department of Quality Management, Faculty of Management and Quality Science, Gdynia Maritime University, Morska 81-87, 81-225 Gdynia, Poland)

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The safety of non-food products is embedded in the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the European Union (EU) framework, supporting health protection, responsible production and consumption, and market surveillance. The EU Rapid Alert System for dangerous non-food products, known as Safety Gate (formerly RAPEX), was established in 2005 to facilitate the exchange of information on products posing risks within the internal market. The aim of this study was to present the interdependencies reported in the Safety Gate system/RAPEX in 2005–2025, considering: product category, type of risk, country of origin, notifying country and year, as well as measures taken. The VOSviewer 1.6.20 and Statistica 13.3 were used. The results highlighted the following problems: toys from China with chemical, choking and injury risks; electrical appliances also from China with electric shock hazards; motor vehicles from Germany with injury risks; cosmetics from Italy with chemical and microbiological risks; and clothing from Turkey with suffocation risks. Reporting is expected to continue under existing regulatory frameworks, although changing the name of the system from RAPEX to “Safety Gate” may reduce its recognition. The findings highlight the need for targeted enforcement, improved risk profiling by product category and origin, and ongoing monitoring of emerging safety risks.

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  • Marcin Pigłowski, 2026. "Multidimensional Analysis of Alerts Reported in the Safety Gate System (RAPEX) in 2005–2025," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 18(13), pages 1-29, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:18:y:2026:i:13:p:6875-:d:1984660
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