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Perles de sertissage crimp beads — chemical risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalApr 19, 2024
Photo from the official notice: Perles de sertissage crimp beads — chemical risk
Photo from the official notice: Perles de sertissage crimp beads — chemical risk

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

Hazard

The rate of nickel release is too high (measured value up to: 1.3 µg/cm2/week).Nickel is a strong sensitiser and causes allergic reactions if present in articles that come into direct and prolonged contact with the skin.The product has an excessive concentration of lead (measured value: 2.5% by weight).Lead is harmful to human health, accumulates in the body, can cause developmental neurotoxicity and may affect breast-fed or unborn children. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation.

Measures taken

  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Distributor (25/01/2024)
  • Recall of the product from end users — Distributor (25/01/2024)

Product description

Silver steel crimp beads.

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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