InfoCons Consumer Protection Alert: Handfaste – Beard bead
Name: Beard bead, Algiz rune
Category: 10
Date: 2025-02-21
Product Category: Jewellery
Risk Type: Chemical
Danger: The product has an excessive concentration of cadmium (measured value: 16% 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.
Measures: Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: ImporterCategory of measure(s): Import rejected at borderDate of entry into force: 13/02/2025
Description: Blackened metal bead, decorated with the Algiz rune. Dimensions: 13x10x6 mm. Product sold online, in particular via www.handfaste.se.
Notifying Country: Sweden
Country of Origin: People’s Republic of China
Alert Type: Consumer
Alert Level: Serious risk
