Jewellery set
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- Luxembourg
What is the danger
The products in the set contain an excessive amount of cadmium (measured value up to: 99 % by weight). Additionally, the earrings release an excessive amount of nickel (measured value up to: 6.1 µg/cm2/week). Cadmium is harmful to human health because it accumulates in the body, can damage the kidney and bones and it may cause cancer. Nickel is a strong sensitiser and causes allergic reactions if present in articles that come into direct and prolonged contact with the skin.
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: RetailerIn force from: 14 February 2020
Product
- Description
- Fashion jewellery set consisting of a necklace and a pair of triangle shaped earrings, all in golden metal.
- Packaging
- The product is sold attached to a cardboard label with "Fashion Jewelry" printed on it and packed in a transparent plastic packaging.
- Model / type
- Barcode
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/00519/20 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2020-14
- Published
- 26 March 2020
- Modified
- 3 April 2020
© European Union, Safety Gate · https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/10000796
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