Product Safety Report: DIY Charm Bracelets Kit (2301-0192)

Product Safety Report for DIY Charm Bracelets Kit presenting a serious chemical risk.

• From: Office for Product Safety and Standards
• Published: 9 February 2023

• Alert type: Product safety report
• Risk level: Serious
• Product category: Toys
• Measure type: Destruction of the product and Import rejected at border
• Recall/alert date: 9 February 2023

Summary

Product: DIY Charm Bracelets Kit

Hazard: The product presents a serious chemical risk to consumers as the metal parts contain lead and cadmium in amounts over the maximum limit.

Corrective action: Import rejected at the border and destroyed.

Product information

Type	Toys – DIY charm bracelet
Amazon numbers on product packaging	FBA15G97D8Q4U000008, X00FDJXMP
Country of Origin	China
Product Description	A DIY kit for making bracelets with small multicolored charms packaged in a pink box with a unicorn on
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 2.09% lead, over 41 times over the limit of 0.05% and 9.67% Cadmium, 967 times over the limit of 0.01%.

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

Corrective action

Import rejected at the border and destroyed.

Additional information

PSD case number: 2301-0192

Notified by: Local Authority Trading Standards

Published 9 February 2023