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Image caption, Meranda suffered skin irritation after buying a necklace sold as sterling silver

Jewellery advertised as sterling silver on popular online marketplaces was found to contain toxic chemicals, following a BBC investigation.

Some 25 items - bought from Amazon, eBay, Temu, Etsy and OnBuy - were examined by experts for BBC Watchdog on The One Show .

Laboratory analysis found eight contained illegal levels of cadmium - a chemical that can cause cancer . Only two items could be classified as sterling silver.

Amazon, eBay, Temu and OnBuy said misleading listings were prohibited and that it had removed the jewellery identified by Watchdog. Etsy did not respond.

Toxic Jewellery - Watchdog on The One Show

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