(Source: 123rf.com)

However, European Commissioner for Justice Vera Jourova believes the report is still inaccurate and that she will raise the issue with Chinese officials during her visit in June.

RAPEX is a European warning system designed to facilitate the rapid exchange of information between European Union (EU) member states, as well as Norway, Iceland, and Liechtenstein, regarding hazardous products, excluding food, pharmaceuticals, and medical equipment.

Officials from EU member states notify the EC's contact center when they discover dangerous products on the market.

When the EC transmits information to other member states, the sale of the product may be banned in those countries or subject to specific conditions.

In 2015, 2,072 products were reported as harmful and 2,745 actions were taken thanks to the RAPEX system.

Among the products subject to warnings, toys (27%) and clothing and fashion products (17%) are the two categories of goods for which the EC has to take the most measures.

Despite cooperation on product safety, China remains the producer of the majority of hazardous products. No less than 62% of warnings last year involved Chinese products, down 2% from 2014.

Since 2006, cooperation between the EU and China has led Chinese authorities to take action more than 3,000 times following warnings from Europe.

However, product traceability also faces many difficulties, with the origin of hazardous products being unidentifiable in one-third of cases.

According to Vietnam+