EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Jewellery
Necklace Fashion Jewelery — risk: chemical
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/00461/20
Summary
The product contains an excessive amount of cadmium (measured value up to: 78.3% by weight). Cadmium is harmful to human health because it accumulates in the body, can damage the kidney and bones, and it may cause cancer. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation.
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Product
Necklace — Fashion Jewelery
- Brand
- Fashion Jewelery
- Category
- Jewellery
- Silver-coloured necklace with a small ring as pendant, made of metal; a bead and two further rings are linked to the small ring.
What is the risk?
- The product contains an excessive amount of cadmium (measured value up to: 78.3% by weight). Cadmium is harmful to human health because it accumulates in the body, can damage the kidney and bones, and it may cause cancer. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Destruction of the product
- Date of entry into force: 28/02/2020
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Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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