Safety Gate is the rapid alert system for dangerous non-food products between the European Union and European Economic Area countries. National product safety authorities use this system to share information on product alerts, risk descriptions, and measures taken in real time, enabling coordinated action to protect consumer safety.
An overview for the EU Safety Gate Alert in August 2026 is as follows:
- 247 alerts were validated on Safety Gate.
- 170 alerts originated from China.
- Alerts summary for Clothing, Textiles and Fashion Items:
|
Product
|
Alert number
|
Alert submitted by
|
Country of origin
|
Risk legal provision
|
Risk
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Gloves
|
SR/02250/26
|
Ireland
|
People's Republic of China
|
The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation.
|
Phthalates
|
|
Gardening gloves
|
SR/02192/26
|
Germany
|
People's Republic of China
|
The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation.
|
Phthalate
|
|
Rain jacket
|
SR/02364/26
|
Luxembourg
|
Bangladesh
|
The product does not meet the requirements of the REACH Regulation nor of the Persistent Organic Pollutants (POP) Regulation
|
PFAS
|
|
Children’s rain jacket
|
SR/02299/26
|
Luxembourg
|
People's Republic of China
|
The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation.
|
PFAS
|
|
Children's rain jacket
|
SR/02296/26
|
Luxembourg
|
People's Republic of China
|
The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation.
|
PFAS
|
|
Waterproof mattress protector
|
SR/02343/26
|
Ireland
|
Ireland
|
The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation.
|
PFAS
|
|
Handbag
|
SR/02248/26
|
Germany
|
United Kingdom
|
The product does not comply with REACH Regulation.
|
Cr (VI)
|
|
Children's shoes
|
SR/02280/26
|
Poland
|
Unknown
|
The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation.
|
Cr (VI)
|
|
Hairclips
|
SR/02297/26
|
France
|
People's Republic of China
|
The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation.
|
Benzene
|
|
Protective gloves
|
SR/02328/26
|
Austria
|
People's Republic of China
|
The product does not comply with the requirements of the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Regulation.
|
Chemical protection
|
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