ECARLA · Brooch

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.

Published: 16 October 2026
Notifying authority: Poland
Catalog checked: 23 October 2026

What should you do?

Check the authority measure and original alert.

Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Distributor. Category of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market. Date of entry into force: Unknown

Official source alert

Product identification

Safety Gate reference: SR/02902/26
Model: BZ168
Check-digit validated barcodes: 5903678586287

Classification

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

Product description

Metal brooch in the shape of a bicycle.