EU DANGEROUS PRODUCTS
March 1st, 2004
BY KEITH NUTHALLWITH the European Commission from January publishing consumer safety alerts from European Union (EU) Member States, a piece of cycling equipment has already been identified as dangerous: a Decathlon rear-mounted cycle carrier, now banned from being sold in France. Its national consumer protection authority has warned: "The straps slip and come undone during static and road tests, creating a risk that the cycle carrier and its load may fall off during use," reported the Commission's Rapid Alert System for Non-Food Products (RAPEX). A recall of this ...
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