ASOS Leather-Studded Peplum Skirt Waist Belt

Official notice

5 Jun 2013

Last checked

5 Jun 2013

Medium riskACCC

An official ACCC notice concerns ASOS Leather-Studded Peplum Skirt Waist Belt. Cobalt-60 is a radioactive material. Ionizing radiation is known to cause cancer and exposure to Cobalt-60 may result in an increased risk of cancer. Advice obtained from a regulated radiation handling company in the UK advised that an individual would need to wear one of the belts for about 500 hours per year for the effects of that radiation to be felt. Published 2013-06-05.

What to do now

Affected consumers have been indentified and contacted via email and telephone.

Recall number

c830b0f8-d916-4580-bb53-de49405c0ab6

Official notice

2013-06-05

The hazard

Cobalt-60 is a radioactive material. Ionizing radiation is known to cause cancer and exposure to Cobalt-60 may result in an increased risk of cancer. Advice obtained from a regulated radiation handling company in the UK advised that an individual would need to wear one of the belts for about 500 hours per year for the effects of that radiation to be felt.

How to check if you're affected

Compare the product name and identifiers below with the item you own. Follow the official notice if they match.

Skus

266996

Models

DESCRIPTION PRODUCT SKU 266996

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Affected products

Product 1

Leather peplum skirt waist belt in black, to which small metal studs have been hand-fitted to the peplum skirt part of the belt.

Risk / hazard

Cobalt-60 is a radioactive material. Ionizing radiation is known to cause cancer and exposure to Cobalt-60 may result in an increased risk of cancer. Advice obtained from a regulated radiation handling company in the UK advised that an individual would need to wear one of the belts for about 500 hours per year for the effects of that radiation to be felt.

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

AU · Australia

Affected area 1

AU · Australia

Source & status

Source

Tier

beta

Category

HOME

Classification

Clothing (daywear)

App estimate

medium

Recall details

Recall number

c830b0f8-d916-4580-bb53-de49405c0ab6

Classification

Clothing (daywear)

Source tier

beta

Documents, notices & source

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