‘Sterling silver’ jewellery sold on popular fashion websites contains toxic chemicals

The jewellery (not pictured) contained dangerous chemicals (Picture: Getty Images)

Jewellery advertised as sterling silver on popular online marketplaces has been found to contain toxic chemicals.

A BBC Watchdog investigation by experts on The One Show examined 25 pieces of jewellery bought from a number of vendors on websites like Amazon, eBay, Temu, OnBuy and Etsy.

It found eight items containing levels of cadmium – a chemical that can cause cancer – that exceeded the legal maximum.

Only two of the items listed could be classed as genuine sterling ...