EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Jewellery
Belly button piercing “Navel piercing "bananas with two pink stones"” — risk: chemical
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/01138/21
Summary
The small beads of the navel piercing release an excessive quantity of nickel (measured values: up to 2.29 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 does not comply with the REACH Regulation.
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Product
Belly button piercing
- Name / model
- Navel piercing "bananas with two pink stones" · Art.Nr.14002
- Category
- Jewellery
- Belly button piercing, to be placed on the navel, consisting of a curved pin with a large and small bead screwed to the ends of the pin; each ball end bearing a pink decorative stone.
What is the risk?
- The small beads of the navel piercing release an excessive quantity of nickel (measured values: up to 2.29 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 does not comply with the REACH Regulation.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ImporterCategory of measure(s): Destruction of the product
- Date of entry into force: 28/06/2021
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ImporterCategory of measure(s): Stop of sales
- Date of entry into force: 28/06/2021
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ImporterCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: 28/06/2021
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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