Although China remains the number one country for the number of notifications on products, there has been a decrease from 58% in 2010 to 54% in 2011. According to the 2011 report of the EU's rapid alert system for non-food dangerous products ("RAPEX") dangerous, these products are detected earlier and more effectively.

The European Commission presented the 2011 Report from the RAPEX system, the EU's rapid alert system for non-food dangerous products. The report highlights achievements such as earlier detection - with an improvement in comparison to the data registered in 2010; better market surveillance and product safety enforcement by national authorities, including through specific projects; better risk assessment by authorities; more focus on quality and usefulness of notifications; growing co-operation with customs authorities; continued network-building and training coordinated by the European Commission.

With regard to the source, China is the number one country for the number of notifications on products. Furthermore, 19% (293 notifications) were of European origin. 15% were from other countries. 8% were of unknown origin (compared to 23% in 2004 - decreasing steadily with better identification). The report also reveals that all Member States participated in the RAPEX system by detecting and notifying new dangerous products and ensuring appropriate follow-up actions. The most active countries were Spain (189 notifications), Bulgaria (162 notifications), Hungary (155 notifications), Germany (130 notifications), and the United Kingdom (105 notifications).

Concerning most frequently notified products, clothing and textiles were the most frequently notified products (423 notifications concerned suffocation and irritation risk), followed by toys (324 notifications mainly for choking risk), motor vehicles (171 notifications for risk of injury), electrical appliances (153 notifications for risk of electric shock) and cosmetics (104 notifications for chemical risk), which together account for 74% of all notifications on products posing a serious risk in 2011.