EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Jewellery
Necklace “Collier chapelet en améthyste naturelle nouée de 8mm, 108 Japa Mala, bijou pour hommes et femmes” — risk: chemical
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. SR/04235/25
Summary
The product has an excessive concentration of cadmium (measured value: 39% by weight). Cadmium is harmful to human health because it accumulates in the body, can damage the kidneys and bones, and may cause cancer. The product does not comply with the General Product Safety Regulation nor with the REACH Regulation.
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Product
Necklace
- Name / model
- Collier chapelet en améthyste naturelle nouée de 8mm, 108 Japa Mala, bijou pour hommes et femmes
- Category
- Jewellery
- Purple bead necklace with a long purple pompom and silver-coloured metal fittings. Product sold online, in particular via AliExpress (unique identifier: 1005003701979934).
What is the risk?
- The product has an excessive concentration of cadmium (measured value: 39% by weight). Cadmium is harmful to human health because it accumulates in the body, can damage the kidneys and bones, and may cause cancer. The product does not comply with the General Product Safety Regulation nor with the REACH Regulation.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Removal of this product listing by the online marketplace
- Date of entry into force: 18/09/2025
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 26/09/2025
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Removal of this product listing by the online marketplace
- Date of entry into force: 09/01/2026
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