Imported Korea Jewelry with Exceeding Nickel Returned by Shenzhen Huanggang Port
Recently, Shenzhen CIQ found that Nickel Release of an imported health wristband sample from Korea reached 0.80¦Ìg/cm2/week, exceeding our country¡¯s compulsory standard which regulates nickel release of mental products that contact human body for a long time should be less than 0.5¦Ìg/cm2/week. For that, Shenzheng Huanggang CIQ has ordered to returned this batch of cargo.
It is known that nickel is a potential sensitization elements. The anaphylaxis triggered by jewelry containing nickel has become a common problem in jewelry industry. This anaphylaxis is also known as jewelry illness. The patients with lighter symptom only show nick anaphylaxis at the skin parts that have direct contact with jewelry, while patients with serious symptoms will have anaphylaxis all over the body. And once one hows nickel anaphylaxis, it may have anaphylaxis reaction the rest of his life.
The main reasons causes exceeding nickel contained in imported imitation jewelry with exceeding nickel. Firstly, jewelry importers are price-oriented, style-oriented and design-oriented when purchasing in international market, and neglect the inner quality of products. Secondly, the test standards of imitation jewelry of trade countries are different for those of China. Thirdly, the foreign jewelry manufacturers fail to do strict control over raw materials, and use poor-quality materials in production, and the electroplate liquid is not up to relevant standards, which all lead to exceeding nickel release in the electroplated layer of imitation jewelry.
It is known that nickel is a potential sensitization elements. The anaphylaxis triggered by jewelry containing nickel has become a common problem in jewelry industry. This anaphylaxis is also known as jewelry illness. The patients with lighter symptom only show nick anaphylaxis at the skin parts that have direct contact with jewelry, while patients with serious symptoms will have anaphylaxis all over the body. And once one hows nickel anaphylaxis, it may have anaphylaxis reaction the rest of his life.
The main reasons causes exceeding nickel contained in imported imitation jewelry with exceeding nickel. Firstly, jewelry importers are price-oriented, style-oriented and design-oriented when purchasing in international market, and neglect the inner quality of products. Secondly, the test standards of imitation jewelry of trade countries are different for those of China. Thirdly, the foreign jewelry manufacturers fail to do strict control over raw materials, and use poor-quality materials in production, and the electroplate liquid is not up to relevant standards, which all lead to exceeding nickel release in the electroplated layer of imitation jewelry.
