Earrings
COCOA TREE · Nausnice, Ohrringe
JewelleryChemical
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- Slovakia
- Counterfeit
- No
- Sold online
- No
What is the danger
The product contains an excessive concentration of cadmium (measured value: 78.3 % by weight). Cadmium is harmful to human health because it accumulates in the body, can damage the kidneys and bones and it may cause cancer. The rate of nickel release is too high (measured value up to 0.29 µg/cm2/week). 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
- Warning consumers of the risks Voluntary measuresTaken by: DistributorIn force from: 23 September 2022
- Withdrawal of the product from the market Voluntary measuresTaken by: DistributorIn force from: 23 September 2022
- Recall of the product from end users Voluntary measuresTaken by: DistributorIn force from: 23 September 2022
Product
- Description
- Gold coloured earrings in the shape of an irregular circle attached to a paper pad. The text on the paper pad reads: "COCOA TREE Design by Korea".
- Packaging
- Transparent plastic bag.
- Brand
- Model / type
- Barcode
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/01518/22 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2022-44
- Published
- 27 October 2022
- Modified
- 21 December 2022
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