EU Safety Gate · Report-2021-30
Navel piercing "bananas with two pink stones"
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.
- Published
- 30 July 2021
- Notifying authority
- Germany
- Catalog checked
- 30 July 2026
Check the authority measure and original alert.
Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Importer. Category of measure(s): Destruction of the product. Date of entry into force: 28/06/2021 · Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Importer. Category of measure(s): Stop of sales. Date of entry into force: 28/06/2021 · Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Importer. Category of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market. Date of entry into force: 28/06/2021
Official source alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- A12/01138/21
- Model
- Art.Nr.14002
Classification
- Category
- Jewellery
- Risk type
- Chemical
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
Product 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.