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Belly button piercing “Navel piercing "bananas with two pink stones"”

Serious risk Chemical

Published by Safety Gate 27 Jul 2021In the weekly report of 30 Jul 2021 (week 30, 2021)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 4 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Belly button piercing
Name
Navel piercing "bananas with two pink stones"
Type / model
Art.Nr.14002
Description
Belly button piercing, to be placed on the navel, consisting of a curved pin with a large and small bead screwed to the ends of the pin; each ball end bearing a pink decorative stone.
Risk
The small beads of the navel piercing release an excessive quantity of nickel (measured values: up to 2.29 µg/cm²/week). Nickel is a strong sensitiser and can cause allergic reactions if present in articles that come into direct and prolonged contact with the skin. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation.
Measures
  • Destruction of the product · by the importer · from 28 Jun 2021
  • Stop of sales · by the importer · from 28 Jun 2021
  • Withdrawal of the product from the market · by the importer · from 28 Jun 2021
Notifying country
Germany
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/01138/21
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/01138/21
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2021-30 (XML)
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