OPIA · Body Bar Surgical Steel

The product poses a chemical risk because it releases up to 9.6 µg/cm²/week of nickel, exceeding the limit value of 0.2 µg/cm²/week. Nickel is a strong sensitizer 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: 13 February 2015
Notifying authority: Germany
Catalog checked: 30 July 2026

What should you do?

Check the authority measure and original alert.

Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Other. Category of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market. Date of entry into force: 19/01/2015

Official source alert

Product identification

Safety Gate reference: A12/0182/15
Model: Unknown
Batch: 142623901-16-22

Classification

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

Product description

Silver-coloured navel piercing bar with sparkling transparent decorative stones.