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Piercing

Serious risk Chemical

Published by Safety Gate 4 Nov 2022In the weekly report of 11 Nov 2022 (week 45, 2022)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 2 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Piercing
Type / model
  • 6110901
  • 6182441
  • 6251994
  • 6259219
  • 7940716
  • 7944705
  • 7958588
  • 7958832
  • 7991260
  • 7991538
  • 7992922
  • 7993385
  • 7994944
  • 8236986
  • 8819877
(official alert record)
Type / model as notified
6110901, 6182441, 6251994, 6259219, 7940716, 7944705, 7958588, 7958832, 7991260, 7991538, 7992922, 7993385, 7994944, 8236986, 8819877
Description
Belly and tongue bar sets.
Risk
The rate of nickel release is too high (measured value: up to 3.56 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 products does not comply with the REACH Regulation.
Measures
  • Recall of the product from end users · by the retailer
Recall page
https://www.argos.ie/static/StaticDisplay/includeName/productRecalls.htm#Belly%20and%20Tongue%20Bar%20sets
Notifying country
Ireland
Country of origin
Unknown
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/01549/22
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2022-45 (XML)
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