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Earrings

Serious risk Chemical

Published by Safety Gate 10 Apr 2025In the weekly report of 18 Apr 2025 (week 16, 2025)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 8 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Earrings
Description
Set of silver- and gold-coloured earrings.
Risk
The rate of nickel release is too high (measured values up to 1.3 µg/cm2/week). Moreover, the product has an excessive concentration of lead (measured values up to 0.29 % by weight). 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 and may affect breast-fed or unborn children. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation.
Measures
  • Import rejected at border · ordered on the importer · from 7 Feb 2025
Notifying country
United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland
Country of origin
India
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert SR/01488/25
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert SR/01488/25
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2025-16 (XML)
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