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Boucle d'oreilles earrings — chemical risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalApr 1, 2022
Photo from the official notice: Boucle d'oreilles earrings — chemical risk
Photo from the official notice: Boucle d'oreilles earrings — chemical risk

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

Hazard

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

  • Stop of sales — Retailer

Product description

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 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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