EU alert · Safety Gate Risk: Other types of alerts Jewellery
Earrings — risk: chemical
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. INFO/00132/24
Summary
The metal in the earrings has an excessive concentration of lead (measured value: 1.5% by weight). Lead is harmful to human health, accumulates in the body, can cause developmental neurotoxicity and may affect breast-fed or unborn children. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation.
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Product
Earrings
- Category
- Jewellery
- Earrings made of silver-coloured metal and black stones.
What is the risk?
- The metal in the earrings has an excessive concentration of lead (measured value: 1.5% by weight). Lead is harmful to human health, accumulates in the body, can cause developmental neurotoxicity 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): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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