Piercing jewellery

The product contains an excessive amount of cadmium (measured values: up to 86% by weight). Cadmium is harmful to human health because it accumulates in the body, can damage the kidney and bones and it may cause cancer. The gold coloured piercings with a dark stone in a skull-shaped encasing contain an excessive amount of lead (measured value: 1.7% by weight). Lead is harmful to human health, accumulates in the body, and may also affect breast-fed or unborn children. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation.

Published: 01 October 2021
Notifying authority: Finland
Catalog checked: 30 July 2026

What should you do?

Check the authority measure and original alert.

Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: Importer. Category of measure(s): Import rejected at border. Date of entry into force: 16/09/2021

Official source alert

Product identification

Safety Gate reference: A12/01378/21
Model: 83152, 83174, 83181, 83185

Classification

Category: Jewellery
Risk type: Chemical
Country of origin: People's Republic of China

Product description

Piercing jewellery in silver or gold colour, in various shapes and decorations (silver coloured with a black bunny; circular silver coloured with transparent stone; gold coloured with a dark stone in a skull-shaped encasing; gold coloured with transparent stone). Product also sold online.