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ECARLA brooch safety alert: chemical risk

Brooch
Image: Poland via EU Safety Gate

What's being recalled

Metal brooch in the shape of a bicycle.

Packaging: Label attached to the product.

Country of origin: People's Republic of China.

How to identify it

Safety Gate alert SR/02902/26

Type or model: BZ168

Barcode: 5903678586287

The hazard

The brooches have an excessive concentration of cadmium (measured value: 4% by weight). Cadmium is harmful to human health because it accumulates in the body, can damage the kidneys and bones and it may cause cancer.

The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation nor with the General Product Safety Regulation.

What to do

Product withdrawal from market (voluntary, distributor).

The official notice

This page is a summary of the notice published by Poland via EU Safety Gate, collected from EU Safety Gate. Check the original before you act on it.

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