SAFETY GATEReference A12/00495/20
Earrings — riesgo químico
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Identification
Product identification
- Product
- Earrings
- Category
- Jewellery
- Product domain
- Non-foodNagameAlert treatment
Official information
Risk and measures
- Risk or hazard
- Chemical
- Official description
- 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. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation.
- Measures
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: RetailerCategory of measure(s): Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measuresDate of entry into force: 14/02/2020
Territory
Geography
- Notifying country or territory
- Luxembourg
- Distribution
- Notificado por Luxembourg
Provenance and context
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