Necklace with Pendant Recall: Lead and Cadmium Levels (November 2026)

A necklace with a pendant, sold online on Shein, has been recalled from end users because it contains excessive lead and cadmium. France notified the EU Safety Gate alert. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation. The alert rates it a serious risk.

Is my product affected?

The product is a silver-coloured metal necklace with a pendant depicting a creature with wings. It came in a plastic bag.

The listing name is “Nouveau collier pendentif style punk avec ailes de déesse de trompette, bijou de rue”. The necklace was made in the People’s Republic of China.

Detail	Value
Product	Necklace with pendant
Model name	Nouveau collier pendentif style punk avec ailes de déesse de trompette, bijou de rue
Safety Gate alert	SR/03106/26

What’s the hazard

The pendant has an excessive concentration of lead (measured value: 0.09% by weight). The necklace has an excessive concentration of cadmium (measured value: 49.1% by weight).

Lead is harmful to human health, accumulates in the body, can cause developmental neurotoxicity (only if exposure to children is expected) and may affect breast-fed or unborn children. Cadmium is harmful because it accumulates in the body, can damage the kidneys and bones and may cause cancer.

What to do

The measures taken are:

• Recall of the product from end users, from October 15, 2026.
• Removal of the product listing by the online marketplace, from October 16, 2026.
• A warning to the seller that the product is dangerous.

Which countries

The necklace was sold online on Shein. France notified the alert. The alert does not list every country where the product was sold.

Source

Source: EU Safety Gate (European Commission), alert SR/03106/26.

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