Product Safety Report: DIY Bracelets with Charms Kit sold via Amazon (2301-0196)

Product Safety Report for bracelets with charms sold via Amazon presenting a serious chemical risk.

• From: Office for Product Safety and Standards
• Published: 16 February 2023

• Alert type: Product safety report
• Risk level: Serious
• Product category: Jewellery
• Measure type: Destruction of the product, Import rejected at border and Removal of the listing by the online marketplace
• Recall/alert date: 16 February 2023

Summary

Product: DIY Bracelets with Charms kit sold via Amazon

Hazard: The product presents a serious chemical risk due to excess concentrations of lead and cadmium.

Corrective action: The import has been rejected at the border and destroyed. The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (Amazon).

Product information

Type	Jewellery - Bracelets with Charms
Product Identifiers	FBA15G914QN6U000005, X001BX9AKT. APP Ref: 421632
Country of Origin	China
Product Description	A DIY Bracelet set with charms to make bracelets, supplied in transparent plastic packaging with blue cardboard, pink flowers and an image of a deer.
Product Report and Image	Link to Product Image and PDF

Hazard

The product presents a chemical risk to consumers as the metal parts contain lead and cadmium in amounts over the maximum limit. The product was found to have 0.623% lead, over 12 times over the limit of 0.05% and 26.3% Cadmium, 2630 times over the limit of 0.01%, which has long-term negative health effects.

The product does not meet the requirements of the REACH Regulations 2008.

Corrective action

The import has been rejected at the border and destroyed.

The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (Amazon).

Additional information

PSD case number: 2301-0196

Notified by: Local Authority Trading Standards

Published 16 February 2023