Why are dangerous products getting into the market? Are the controls insufficient?
Yes, the level of control is far too low. The market control authorities have received less money for human and other resources in recent years. As a result, too many dangerous products slip through the net and find their way to the consumer. This is utterly unacceptable: Toys containing poisonous lead, for example, do not belong in a children’s room. What has to be done to increase the protection of the consumer against unsafe products? The authorities need to perform more effective controls, provide better information and impose stricter sanctions. A reform of the public control system is long overdue. We have challenged the Minister of Economic Affairs to examine the market controls in Germany and Europe and to publish the results. We want to know which consequences the federal government is drawing from the current incidents. Do we need mandatory product testing in Germany? We have been demanding more product tests for years. The number of complaints is high, especially with regard
