Earrings
JewelleryChemical
- Notifying country
- Luxembourg
What is the danger
The product releases an excessive amount of nickel and also contains an excessive amount of lead (measured values 3.2 μg/cm²/week and 0.07% by weight respectively). Nickel is a strong sensitiser and can cause allergic reactions if present in articles that come into direct and prolonged contact with the skin and lead is harmful to human health, accumulates in the body, can cause developmental neurotoxicity and may also affect breast-fed or unborn children.
Requirements breached
The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation.
Measures taken
- Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures Compulsory measuresTaken by: DistributorIn force from: 17 February 2020
Product
- Description
- Pair of hoop earrings made of white metal with rhinestones.
- Model / type
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/00523/20 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2020-14
- Published
- 1 April 2020
- Modified
- 3 April 2020
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