Earrings
Sticks Jewelry Charm Earrings Good quality New arrive 2017 Trend fashion women earrings
- Notifying country
- Sweden
- Counterfeit
- No
- Sold online
- Yes
What is the danger
The product releases an excessive amount of nickel (measured value up to 0.09 μg/cm²/week). Nickel is a strong sensitiser and can cause allergic reactions if present in articles that come into direct and prolonged contact with the skin. The product contains an excessive amount of cadmium (measured value 24% by weight). Cadmium is harmful to human health because it accumulates in the body, can damage the kidney and bones, and it may cause cancer.
Requirements breached
The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation.
Measures taken
- Withdrawal of the product from the market Voluntary measuresTaken by: Distributor
- Written advice Compulsory measuresTaken by: Other
Product
- Description
- Round metal earrings. The product was sold online, in particular via Amazon.
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/00417/21 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2021-12
- Published
- 25 March 2021
- Modified
- 25 March 2021
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