Nickel and cobalt release from fidget spinners on the Danish market

Malin G. Ahlström; Jacob P. Thyssen; Torkil Menné; Morten S. Jellesen; Peter J. S. Westermann; Jeanne D. Johansen

doi:10.1111/cod.12924

Nickel and cobalt release from fidget spinners on the Danish market

Malin G. Ahlström^*, Jacob P. Thyssen, Torkil Menné, Morten S. Jellesen, Peter J. S. Westermann, Jeanne D. Johansen

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University of Copenhagen

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Abstract

Fidget spinners, which are toys used by children of schoolage, became very popular in 2017. During normal use, they are in direct and prolonged contact with the skin on the hands. Fidget spinners may have metals parts, and therefore represent a potential source of metal contact allergy and thus allergic contact dermatitis. The aim of this study was to screen a random selection of fidget spinners on the Danish market for nickel and cobalt release.

Original language	English
Journal	Contact Dermatitis
Volume	78
Issue number	5
Pages (from-to)	357-359
ISSN	0105-1873
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/cod.12924
Publication status	Published - 2018

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Children
Cobalt
Contact allergy
Fidget spinners
Nickel

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