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INFO/00109/23

Earrings

JewelleryChemical
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Notifying country
Poland
Sold online
No
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What is the danger

The earrings have an excessive concentration of cadmium (measured value more than 4%) and lead (measured value: up to 0.055 % 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. Lead is harmful to human health, accumulates in the body and may affect breast-fed or unborn children.

Requirements breached

The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation.

Measures taken

  1. Import rejected at border Compulsory measuresTaken by: ImporterIn force from: 17 July 2023

Product

Description
Earrings with decoration
Packaging
Product is packed in a plastic pouch and attached to a white cardboard.

Original source

Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.

Alert number
INFO/00109/23 ↗
Weekly report
Report-2023-35
Published
29 August 2023
Modified
29 August 2023
Corrigendum
At the request of the notifying authority, notification A12/02069/23 has been withdrawn as a duplication of A12/01402/23. At the request of the national authority, notification A11/00097/23 has been withdrawn.

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