EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Jewellery
Earrings “Boucle d'oreilles” — risk: chemical
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/00484/22
Summary
The ghost earrings contain an excessive amount of cadmium (measured value: 90% by weight). Cadmium is harmful to human health because it accumulates in the body, may damage the kidneys and the bones, and is carcinogenic. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation.
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Product
Earrings
- Name / model
- Boucle d'oreilles · 333522
- Batch number(s)
- 333-104
- Barcode
- 3700393668005
- Category
- Jewellery
- 2 pairs of Halloween earrings: ghost (white with face, tongue sticking out) and pumpkin (orange with pumpkin face) with black cat at the top right of the pumpkin. Product sold online.
What is the risk?
- The ghost earrings contain an excessive amount of cadmium (measured value: 90% by weight). Cadmium is harmful to human health because it accumulates in the body, may damage the kidneys and the bones, and is carcinogenic. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): RetailerCategory of measure(s): Stop of sales
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
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