Hungary in vanguard of EU consumer protection?

Hungary is among the most effective European Union countries in protecting consumers by screening dangerous products, a Ministry of Innovation and Technology (ITM) official said on Wednesday.

Last year, the Hungarian consumer protection authorities reported 171 dangerous products to the EU‘s non-food dangerous products system (RAPEX), Nikoletta Keszthelyi, deputy state secretary for consumer protection, told a press conference.

Hungary is second only to Germany in filtering out such products, she said, noting that the European Commission published the relevant RAPEX data on Tuesday.

In 2019, consumer protection authorities in the EU issued 2,243 alerts into the system.

She said Hungary’s consumer protection authority not only protects Hungarian consumers but also those of the EU by effectively screening dangerous products.

Fully 43 percent of the 171 Hungarian red flags were toy-related, 15 percent covered electrical appliances, 11 percent clothing and fashion accessories, and 11 percent decorative lighting.

The dangers included suffocation, electric shock, and chemical risks.

The list of dangerous products is available at fogyasztovedelem.kormany.hu.

Source: MTI