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Earrings — chemical risk (INFO/00024/23)

EU Safety GateOther types of alertsChemicalMar 24, 2023
Photo from the official notice: Earrings — chemical risk (INFO/00024/23)
Photo from the official notice: Earrings — chemical risk (INFO/00024/23)
Photo from the official notice: Earrings — chemical risk (INFO/00024/23)

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

Hazard

The product has an excessive concentration of cadmium (measured value 85% by weight). Cadmium is harmful to human health because it accumulates in the body, may damage the kidneys and bones, and may cause cancer. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation.

Measures taken

  • Recall of the product from end users — Importer
  • Recall of the product from end users — Retailer

Product description

Creole earrings with a ‘green stone’. The product was also 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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