Cheap body glitter sold on eBay is recalled as it contains FIFTY TIMES the safe amount of a dangerous chemical that inflames your lungs Pallets of silver glitter sold under the brand name Saffron made with antimony If inhaled, the chemical can prevent the lungs from functioning properly Make-up found to have 24.7mg/kg of substance, despite 0.5mg/kg guideline
By Connor Boyd For Mailonline
Published: 15:06 BST, 18 June 2019 | Updated: 15:09 BST, 18 June 2019
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Cheap body glitter sold on eBay is being urgently recalled because it's made with dangerously high levels of a chemical that can inflame yours lungs.
Pallets of silver glitter, sold under the brand name Saffron, were found to contain fifty times the legal amount of the substance antimony.
If inhaled, even in tiny dust particles, the chemical can irritate the lungs and make it difficult to breathe.
Pallets of silver glitter sold under the brand name Saffron have been recalled as they contain dangerously high levels of the chemical antimony
Antimony causes the tiny air sacs in the lungs, called
