UK fashion brand recalls kids’ clothes over serious chemical risk
A British retail chain has recalled children’s clothing items after it was revealed they posed a “serious chemical risk”.
Fashion brand River Island has recalled four children’s clothing products after it was found they had “an excess concentration of cadmium”.
The United Kingdom Office for Product Safety and Standards issued a recall notice confirming that the brooch attached to the garments contained cadmium.
River Island has recalled four children’s garments over a chemical hazard.
The recalled items include a white crepe skort, a white crepe top with bow and heart-shaped brooch details, and a one-shoulder scuba dress in both pink and blue.
All sizes of the affected clothing have been recalled.
Tests found brooches on the items contained excessive levels of cadmium.
Breathing air containing high levels of cadmium can cause a metallic taste in the mouth, shortness of breath, chest pain, coughing and flu-like symptoms.
Some symptoms may not appear until several hours after exposure.
In severe cases, exposure can also lead to lung damage, extensive fluid loss, multiple organ failure and death.
River Island has recalled four children's garments over a chemical risk.
Swallowing cadmium can irritate the digestive tract, causing nausea and diarrhoea.
Ingesting large amounts may also affect metabolism, cause swelling of the face and lead to a build-up of fluid in the lungs.
Tests found a brooch on the clothes contained excessive levels of cadmium.
Cadmium may also cause skin irritation through contact.
Long-term exposure to cadmium may damage the kidneys and bones and may also cause cancer.
It comes just weeks after a brand of squishy dumpling toys was also recalled.
UK consumer magazine Which? said the toys were being made by a wide range of manufacturers and tests had revealed some contained hazardous chemicals.
A toy brand called Squeezy Dumplings has been recalled by the UK Government's product safety agency for posing a serious chemical risk due to excess benzene in its outer layer. Photo / Office for Product Safety and Standards
One brand in the UK – Squeezy Dumplings sold by Samsons Cash and Carry Ltd – was recalled by the Office of Product Safety and Standards, the national regulator of consumer products.
The authority said the toys had excess benzene in their outer layers.
“Exposure to large amounts may cause a burning feeling throughout the digestive tract and skin irritation,” the authority said.
There is no product recall alert for the toys on New Zealand’s Product Safety site, and no evidence to suggest the toys in New Zealand contain the same chemicals as the products recalled in the UK.
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