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Beads — chemical risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalJun 14, 2024
Photo from the official notice: Beads — chemical risk
Photo from the official notice: Beads — chemical risk
Photo from the official notice: Beads — chemical risk

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

Hazard

The product has an excessive concentration of cadmium (measured value up to 87% 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 meet the requirements of the REACH Regulation.

Measures taken

  • Removal of this product listing by the online marketplace — Other
  • Recall of the product from end users — Other

Product description

Ten silver-coloured tubular beads with symbols on them, slightly blackened. 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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