EU alert · Safety Gate Risk: Other types of alerts Jewellery
Brooches set — risk: chemical
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. INFO/00047/23
Summary
The bird and butterfly brooches have an excessive concentration of cadmium (measured values: 88 % and 41 % by weight, respectively). Cadmium is harmful to human health because it accumulates in the body, can damage the kidneys and bones and it may cause cancer. The products also have an excessive concentration of lead (measured value: up to 46 % by weight). Lead is harmful to human health, accumulates in the body…
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Product
Brooches set
- Category
- Jewellery
- Set of 8 colourful and silver-coloured brooches in shape of animals (a butterfly, a bird, an owl, a peacock, etc.). Product sold online, in particular via Amazon, with ASIN number B08H53X5K3.
What is the risk?
- The bird and butterfly brooches have an excessive concentration of cadmium (measured values: 88 % and 41 % by weight, respectively). Cadmium is harmful to human health because it accumulates in the body, can damage the kidneys and bones and it may cause cancer. The products also have an excessive concentration of lead (measured value: up to 46 % by weight). Lead is harmful to human health, accumulates in the body, and may affect breast-fed or unborn children. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): The online marketplace has stopped listing this product.
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
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Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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