The acquired cohort contains 10 official alert references published from 2011-08-05 to 2019-11-15. This page compares 7 selected, distinct product descriptions, including tablet case, advent calendar containing jewellery, soldering wire. The other 3 records still contribute to the cohort counts but are not displayed: descriptions may repeat, lack the display inputs, or fall outside the eight-description display limit. The recorded risks raise separate evidence questions about lead. Compare the product features and dated findings below before scoping an investigation. These historical observations do not determine your product’s compliance or a market failure rate.
Evidence retrieved 2026-10-07. Source versions and topic-specific limits are listed below.
Dated official observations
Compare the product features and reported failure mechanism
The source wording below describes the reported case at that time. Read each complete report before using it in an investigation.
Tablet case · A12/1694/19
Report published 2019-11-15 · notifying country Sweden · reported origin People's Republic of China
Reported product description
A tablet case made of brown artificial leather. [1]
Reported risk explanation
The brown artificial leather contains an excessive amount of lead (measured value up to 0.20 % by weight). Lead is harmful to human health, accumulates in the body, can cause developmental neurotoxicity and may also affect breast-fed or unborn children.The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation. [1]
Reported measures, verbatim
Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the marketDate of entry into force: 14/06/2019 [1]
Report published 2019-01-11 · notifying country Finland · reported origin People's Republic of China
Reported product description
Christmas calendar made of pastel coloured cardboard with pictures of a princess, castle, rainbow and animals. It has 24 'doors' containing each of them jewellery or hair accessories. [2]
Reported risk explanation
The metal of several pieces of jewellery contains lead (measured value up 2.4% by weight). Lead is harmful to human health, accumulates in the body and may damage the unborn child.The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation. [2]
Reported measures, verbatim
Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: ImporterCategory of measure(s): Import rejected at borderDate of entry into force: 26/11/2018 [2]
The product contains lead (value: between 40 % and 60 % by weight) and is not correctly labelled for restricted use only by professionals. Lead is harmful to human health as it accumulates in the body and may damage the unborn child.The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation. [3]
Reported measures, verbatim
Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): RetailerCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the marketDate of entry into force: 10/10/2018 [3]
Report published 2018-12-14 · notifying country Finland · reported origin Unknown
Reported product description
Slate of metal alloy (with melting interval of 242-260°C) intended for casting purposes in type-founding and metal typesetting. It is sold in a package of 62x1.8 cm with a weight of 0.9 kg. [4]
Reported risk explanation
The product contains lead (value: 84% by weight) and is not correctly labelled for restricted use only by professionals. Lead is harmful to human health as it accumulates in the body and may damage the unborn child.The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation. [4]
Reported measures, verbatim
Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): RetailerCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the marketDate of entry into force: 10/10/2018 [4]
The product contains lead (value: 40% by weight) while it is not correctly labelled for restriction to professional users. Exposure to lead is harmful for human health.The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation. [5]
Reported measures, verbatim
Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: RetailerCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end usersDate of entry into force: 06/07/2018 [5]
Report published 2018-02-23 · notifying country Sweden · reported origin Republic of Korea
Reported product description
Mobile phone case in brown leather, for iPhone 7. The cardboard packaging is white and has a transparent window. [6]
Reported risk explanation
The material of the case contains lead (measured value: 0.36 % by weight). Exposure to lead can result in severe and irreversible neuro-behavioural and neuro-developmental effects. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation. [6]
Reported measures, verbatim
Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ImporterCategory of measure(s): No products available, stock already sold out.Date of entry into force: 11/12/2017 [6]
Report published 2017-11-10 · notifying country Finland · reported origin People's Republic of China
Reported product description
Advent calendar made of white cardboard, containing jewellery inside the windows. The calendar is marked with silvery text "Jewelry Christmas Calendar" on the upper edge and the text "JUST FOR You" in the middle. It has a white loop on top for hanging it up. Size 30 cm x 20.5 cm x 3 cm. [7]
Reported risk explanation
null The necklace inside window number 2 of the calendar contains lead (measured value: 3.1% by weight). Lead is hazardous for human health. The product does not comply with the REACH regulation. [7]
Reported measures, verbatim
Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: ImporterCategory of measure(s): Import rejected at borderDate of entry into force: 17/10/2017 [7]
10 distinct official alert references, published between 2011-08-05 and 2019-11-15. Counts describe the acquired reports, with no market denominator.
Report year
Recorded alerts
2011
1
2017
1
2018
6
2019
2
Recorded risk labels within this evidence task
Label combinations are source facts within one comparison; they do not create separate guides with identical preparation tasks.
Chemical: 10 recorded references
Source selection, exclusions and calculation method
Filter the acquired, completely parsed English weekly XML releases. Deduplicate official alert references. Group by product category and the complete set of conditional evidence-question topics supported by actual risk text. Risk-label combinations remain recorded cohort facets and do not create buyer intents. Brand, product name, model, origin, notifying country, measurement-only changes and different wording of the same questions do not create intents. Unrecognized mechanisms stay internal for enrichment. Count report years and notifying countries deterministically. Display at most eight newest descriptions with at least 40 characters after whitespace normalization, nonempty reported measures and distinct casefolded descriptions; break date ties by official identifier. All cohort records count even if their description is shorter or not displayed. This is not a representative sample. Counts concern this acquired corpus only.
One acquired version per official public alert reference. Display at most eight newest distinct product descriptions whose normalized whitespace-collapsed text contains at least 40 characters and has nonempty reported measures; ties sort by official identifier. The complete cohort includes shorter descriptions. This is an explicit display selection, not a representative sample.
7 distinct descriptions displayed; 3 cohort records not displayed. Missing fields: {'measures': 1}.
These are selected, dated enforcement observations in the acquired weekly reports, not a random market sample, market-wide failure rate, proof of current product status, or a determination about your product. Notification country is not a complete sales-market or jurisdiction-coverage field. A quoted legal/standard reference is the report’s statement, not independently verified current law or a mandatory test panel.
Calculation safety-gate-evidence-comparison-10; units recorded alerts; no incidence denominator.
Turn the reported failure mechanism into a scoped investigation
Use this checklist to gather your business or product details before speaking with a specialist. The items below explain what to record and suggest useful supporting documents. You can add your own answers in the editable project brief.
Lead-bearing material and exposure context — what evidence do we have?
Identify the particular material/component, its accessible/use context and supplier evidence. Reconcile any analytical result with the sampled part, method and lot. A reported concentration in another product does not establish your result or a universal limit.
Useful evidence: Part/material BOM, supplier specifications, sampling/method/results, lot/revision records and current use-specific legal review.
Can we trace the affected component, formula or design revision across our supplied products?
Compare the reported descriptions with your own identifiers and change records. Treat missing or “Unknown” source fields as unresolved; they do not establish that no action was needed.
Useful evidence: Product identifiers, revision history, supplier/batch traceability and market/operator records.
Who would own an evidence review and any resulting corrective-action decision?
Read the reported measures as historical observations. Establish your own operator roles, sector-specific rules, decision owner and communication responsibilities before adopting another case’s response.
Conditional: Product-risk evidence and operator-role review — Compare the recorded product features and failure mechanism with your product. Confirm the applicable product regime, deciding evidence, operator responsibilities and justified next steps. This does not assume that GPSR or a representative appointment applies to every alert category.
Questions for providers
Which specific product features and reported risk mechanism make these cases relevant or irrelevant to our product?
What current legal, standards or scientific sources support your proposed investigation criteria, and what cannot be concluded from these dated alerts?
Which existing evidence can answer the risk question, what additional work is justified, and who owns any resulting corrective-action decision?
Sources and data dates
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