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Armband bracelet — chemical risk (INFO/0141/19)

EU Safety GateOther types of alertsChemicalDec 13, 2019
Photo from the official notice: Armband bracelet — chemical risk (INFO/0141/19)
Photo from the official notice: Armband bracelet — chemical risk (INFO/0141/19)
Photo from the official notice: Armband bracelet — chemical risk (INFO/0141/19)

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

Hazard

The product contains an excessive amount of lead and cadmium (measured values up to: 1.95 % and 17 % by weight, respectively). Lead is harmful to human health, accumulates in the body, can cause developmental neurotoxicity and may also affect breast-fed or unborn children.Cadmium is harmful to human health because it accumulates in the body, can damage the kidney and bones, and it may cause cancer.The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation.

Measures taken

  • Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures — Importer (24/10/2019)
  • Import rejected at border — Importer (24/10/2019)

Product description

Gold colored metal bracelets.

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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