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925 Sterling Silver Cross Chain Earrings — chemical risk

UK OPSSSerious riskChemicalSold on eBayApr 2, 2021
Photo from the official notice: 925 Sterling Silver Cross Chain Earrings — chemical risk

Photos from the official notice: UK Office for Product Safety and Standards (GOV.UK) · image rights

Hazard

The product has been identified as containing 0.57% lead, which is 10 times greater than the permitted concentration. The user may touch the product and subsequently touch other parts of their body such as their mouth or eyes without washing their hands or place the clasp in their mouth as part of attaching the earring, which presents a serious chemical risk and potential irreversible damage to internal organs if use is repeated. The product doesn’t meet the requirements of the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation & restriction of Chemicals (REACH) enforcement Regulations 2008.

Remedy

The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (eBay). Users are recommended to stop using the product immediately. Contact the distributor you purchased from to request redress.

Product safety report

Measures taken

  • Removal of listing by online marketplace

Product description

Silver cross chain earrings. Product supplied in a clear plastic bag, placed inside a bubble-wrap lined postage envelope.

What should I do?

If you own this product, stop using it and follow the corrective action above: contact the retailer or supplier for a repair, replacement or refund. This notice was published by the UK Office for Product Safety and Standards.

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