The EU and OECD countries jointly launched the ‘Global Recalls Portal’ which allow authorities across the world to exchange information about unsafe products that have been taken off the market. According to the European Commission, the Portal will contribute to boosting consumer safety across the world and will enhance consumers' awareness and confidence in buying global.

The ‘Global Recalls Portal’ is a project developed jointly by the EU and OECD countries including the US, Australia and Canada which was launched to allow authorities across the world to exchange information about unsafe products that have been taken off the market. In April 2011, a Commission's survey published that EU citizens do not consider themselves well informed neither protected as consumers.

The portal's representatives agreed that this new data pool will help government regulators, consumers and businesses search for information on consumer product recalls across the world. It will be a case for joining forces to better be able to tackle product safety issues. The representatives encouraged businesses and consumers alike to become regular users of Global Recalls. They also called upon countries around the world to participate in the portal, so that the largest possible market is covered.

They also stressed that it is expected 3000 product recall notices per year. Therefore, consumers, businesses and authorities will have access to a remarkable pool of information on recalled products, enriched on a regular basis by the EU (through RAPEX, the EU rapid alert system for dangerous non-food products), US, Canadian and Australian authorities.