Shop keeper imported jewellery with 1,300 times the safe amount of lead - but said it was okay because he tested it on his family
manchestereveningnews.co.ukFake poppies and jewellery with dangerous levels of lead have been seized after the dodgy goods were imported to Manchester.
Some 422 poppy pins, 110 items of jewellery, 200 light up toys, and 136 ‘Marvel’ toys were confiscated by officers for being counterfeit — all of which were imported by Miku Accessories and Gifts Ltd.
The company, based on Derby Street, imported a further 73 toys which lacked the correct labelling. The poppies were not authorised by the Royal British Legion — the charity which organises and benefits from the official poppy appeal.
But the goods could have also presented a risk to health. READ MORE: That’s because after seizing rings, testing found the jewellery contained 1,300 times the safe amount of lead allowed, and higher than safe levels of nickel.
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