The European Commission has warned of a steep rise in unsafe products detected in the EU coming mostly from China, as the bloc tries to stem the surge in cheap e-commerce imports.
The commission on Wednesday said it received more than 4,000 alerts for dangerous products last year — the highest number since the EU-wide system was set up in 2003.
Cosmetics accounted for 36 per cent of dangerous products, the commission said. The most frequent risk factor was dangerous chemicals, such as a synthetic substance called BMHCA, which has been banned in the EU for harming the reproductive system.
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