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Brooches set — chemical risk

EU Safety GateOther types of alertsChemicalApr 21, 2023
Photo from the official notice: Brooches set — chemical risk
Photo from the official notice: Brooches set — chemical risk
Photo from the official notice: Brooches set — chemical risk
Photo from the official notice: Brooches set — chemical risk
Photo from the official notice: Brooches set — chemical risk
Photo from the official notice: Brooches set — chemical risk

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

Hazard

The bird and butterfly brooches have an excessive concentration of cadmium (measured values: 88 % and 41 % by weight, respectively). Cadmium is harmful to human health because it accumulates in the body, can damage the kidneys and bones and it may cause cancer. The products also have an excessive concentration of lead (measured value: up to 46 % by weight). Lead is harmful to human health, accumulates in the body, and may affect breast-fed or unborn children. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation.

Measures taken

  • The online marketplace has stopped listing this product — Other

Product description

Set of 8 colourful and silver-coloured brooches in shape of animals (a butterfly, a bird, an owl, a peacock, etc.). Product sold online, in particular via Amazon, with ASIN number B08H53X5K3.

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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