17,008 products withdrawn from BiH market: Electrical and sports equipment, toys... pose health risks

The Council of Ministers of BiH adopted the Information of the BiH Market Surveillance Agency on the state of surveillance of non-food products on the market in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2015, Patria reports, citing the Council of Ministers' statement.

According to the results of proactive and reactive surveillance, a total of 176 product models were controlled in 2015, of which 140 models (69,552 units) were non-compliant with the prescribed safety requirements.

Out of a total of 69,552 non-compliant units of various products, business entities voluntarily or upon order of inspection bodies harmonized 52,544 units of products with the prescribed safety requirements.

17,008 units of products were withdrawn from the BiH market and returned from consumers, of which 8,764 were destroyed. Among the 140 non-compliant products, 69 models were unsafe and posed a serious risk to consumers. The majority of such products were in electrical equipment (22), followed by toys (10), dangerous imitations (10), sports equipment (8), children's products (7), personal protective equipment (6), and furniture (4), and one construction product and pair of shoes each.

The largest number of products with serious risks were manufactured in China, specifically 56, and the prevailing risk was the risk of injury in 21 products.