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Vancrystals Arais Rosado necklace with Swarovski crystals — chemical risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalOct 8, 2021
Photo from the official notice: Vancrystals Arais Rosado necklace with Swarovski crystals — chemical risk
Photo from the official notice: Vancrystals Arais Rosado necklace with Swarovski crystals — chemical risk

Photos from the official notice: EU Safety Gate (European Commission) · image rights

Hazard

The product releases an excessive quantity of nickel (measured values: up to 86 µg/cm²/week) and contains an excessive amount of lead (measured value: up to 65% by weight). Nickel is a strong sensitiser and can cause allergic reactions if present in articles that come into direct and prolonged contact with the skin. Lead is harmful to human health, accumulates in the body, and may also affect breast-fed or unborn children. The product also contains an excessive amount of cadmium (measured value up to 0,013% by weight). Cadmium is harmful to human health because it accumulates in the body, can damage the kidneys and bones, and it may cause cancer. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation.

Measures taken

  • Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures — Distributor
  • Removal of this product listing by the online marketplace — Retailer

Product description

Pink pendant necklace consisting of a chain, a ring and a heart set with crystals.

What should I do?

If you own this product, stop using it and check the official notice for what the seller or authority advises (return, refund, repair or disposal). Measures listed here were reported by national authorities to the EU Safety Gate system.

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