EU Safety Gate recorded 4 serious alerts on jewellery between October 30 and November 6, 2026, all notified as a chemical risk and 3 of them naming cadmium. Sweden notified two withdrawals of earrings on November 6, 2026, France notified a necklace with pendant the same day, and Estonia notified a necklace on October 30, 2026.
EU importers and distributors of costume jewellery, including Restyle and Bodymod, online marketplaces listing metal jewellery into the EU, and EU retailers of metal earrings and necklaces must immediately check stock and online listings against these four Safety Gate alerts and hold supplier test reports for cadmium, lead and nickel release on each metal part under the REACH Regulation. Otherwise non-compliant jewellery is withdrawn from the market or recalled from end users, as the Swedish, French and Estonian alerts already order.
- Window : October 30, 2026 to November 6, 2026
- Alerts : 4 serious alerts, notified by Sweden (2), France (1) and Estonia (1)
- Risk : chemical, cadmium in 3 alerts, with lead in 1 and nickel release in 1
- Product family : Jewellery (earrings and necklaces)
- Legal basis : REACH Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, cited in all 4 alerts
- Official source : Safety Gate alert on Bodymod earrings, November 6, 2026
What was recalled
| Date | Product | Brand | Risk | Measure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 6, 2026 | Earrings | Bodymod | Chemical | Withdrawal from the market |
| November 6, 2026 | Earrings | Restyle | Chemical | Withdrawal from the market |
| November 6, 2026 | Necklace with pendant | unbranded | Chemical | Recall from end users and withdrawal from the market |
| October 30, 2026 | Necklace | unbranded | Chemical | Recall from end users |
The pattern
REACH is Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 governing the registration, evaluation, authorisation and restriction of chemical substances in the EU. Each alert states that the product does not comply with that regulation.
Cadmium is named in 3 of the 4 alerts, at 38% by weight in one pendant, 49.1% by weight in one necklace and 0.02% by weight in one product. One alert also measured lead at 0.09% by weight in a pendant, and one measured nickel release up to 8.47 µg/cm2/week. The texts state that cadmium can damage the kidneys and bones and may cause cancer, that lead can cause developmental neurotoxicity where children may be exposed, and that nickel is a strong sensitiser on skin. Two products originate in the People's Republic of China and two have an unknown origin. Sweden notified two alerts, France one and Estonia one.
Who is exposed
Exposed actors are EU importers and distributors of costume jewellery, including Restyle and Bodymod, online marketplaces listing metal jewellery into the EU, and EU retailers of metal earrings and necklaces. Named brands are Restyle and Bodymod. Two alerts are unbranded: the French necklace with pendant and the Estonian necklace.
Obsidian tracks 11 regulatory texts (in force, amended or in preparation) under REACH in the European Union, as of November 2026.
What to check now
- Match warehouse stock and online listings to the Bodymod earrings, the Restyle earrings, the necklace with pendant notified by France and the necklace notified by Estonia.
- Hold a supplier test report for cadmium on each metal jewellery part offered into the EU.
- Hold a supplier test report for lead and for nickel release on each metal part, because one alert in this wave measured lead at 0.09% by weight and one measured nickel release up to 8.47 µg/cm2/week.
- Keep the file that shows the article complies with the REACH Regulation for every metal jewellery line that stays on sale.
- Withdraw from the market, or recall from end users, any piece that matches an alert whose measure is a withdrawal or a recall.
Continuous per-jurisdiction monitoring is what surfaces a Safety Gate jewellery alert in the hour it is published.
