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GB 28480-2012, the first mandatory jewelry and ornaments (exceptjewels and jades) standard, has been effective on May 1, 2013. This standard specifies requirements for various types ofnon-precious metals jewelry and ornaments (except jewels and jades). For precious metal jewelry, harmful substances are restricted in another mandatory standard GB 11887-2012 "jewelry-the purity provisions of the precious metals and naming methods". Two standards regular toxic substances in all metal jewelry, and the heavy metals and the limits are the same in them.

Jewelry

Items

Requirements

Children’s  Jewelry

Lead

300 mg/kg

Cadmium

100 mg/kg

Arsenic  /Mercury  /Hexavalent-Chromium

1000 mg/kg

Nickel  release

Body  pierced: 0.2 µg/cm2/week

Directly and prolonged contact with the skin: 0.5 µg/cm2/week

8 Soluble  heavy metals

Pb: 90 mg/kg;  Cd: 75 mg/kg

Hg: 60 mg/kg;  Cr: 60 mg/kg

As: 25 mg/kg;  Se: 500 mg/kg

Sb: 60 mg/kg;  Ba: 1000 mg/kg

Adults’  Jewelry

Lead

1000 mg/kg

Cadmium

100 mg/kg

Arsenic  /Mercury  /Hexavalent-Chromium

1000 mg/kg

Nickel  release

Body  pierced: 0.2 µg/cm2/week

Directly and prolonged contact withthe skin: 0.5 µg/cm2/week

Remark: Jewelry made of other materials should meetthe corresponding requirements of national  standard if the corresponding national has beenpublished, such as, textile  jewelry should meet the GB 18401, leather jewelry should meet the GB 20400,etc.

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