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Recall A12/00495/20 — Unnamed product

EU Safety Gate (RAPEX) · Luxembourg · 2020-04-03 · Serious risk

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Agency
EU Safety Gate (RAPEX)
Recall identifier
A12/00495/20
Date of alert
2020-04-03
Country / jurisdiction
Luxembourg
Risk level
Serious risk
Risk type
Chemical
Product category
Jewellery
Product type
Earrings
Reported risk: The earring's back releases an excessive amount of nickel (measured value up to: 9.9 µg/cm2/week). Additionally, the pendant of the product contains an excessive amount of lead and cadmium (measured values: 4.70 % and 0.23 % by weight, respectively). Nickel is a strong sensitiser and causes allergic reactions if present in articles that come into direct and prolonged contact with the skin. Lead is harmful to human health, accumulates in the body, can cause developmental neurotoxicity and may 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.
Primary source: https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/10000777

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