Over 33,000 products stopped over safety concerns in 2018

The risks ranged from potential eye damage from sunglasses which did not provide UVA/UVB protection to fire hazards from unsafe phone chargers.

Over 33,000 potentially unsafe products including toys, hoverboards, and kitchen appliances were stopped from entering the Irish market by the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) in 2018.

42 consignments containing over 340,000 potentially unsafe products were examined.