fashion website Asos recalls radioactive belt

  A spokesman for the London-listed retailer said that the tapes are made of leather and after radioactive cobalt-60 positive control are held with metal studs in a warehouse.

Asos - which includes U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama to his fans - in 50 bands to customers in approximately 15 countries sold before the recall in January, when U.S. Customs agents found traces of the radioactive substance in the products.

Asos has confirmed that an internal report of the company, the bands that were made in India could cause injury if worn for more than 500 hours.

"The good thing about being an online retailer, is that it is very easy to communicate with people who had ordered the straps so that they can be returned - much easier than if they were sold in a store," said A spokesman from Asos.

"This is a completely voluntary recall of Asos," he added. "The risk is very low."

He pointed out that no other Asos products were affected and that the company belt in contact with the seller "to achieve a satisfactory result."

Asos internal report, quoted by the Guardian newspaper, said: "Unfortunately, this incident is quite common in India and the Far East are major consumers of scrap for their home and overseas markets ..

"During the process of refining these metals are sometimes accidentally orphan sources together. Melted This in turn (contaminated the process) and pitfalls of radioactivity in metal as an alloy or suspension."

The speaker Asos, said U.S. authorities prevent the company is currently reviewing the tapes because of the "standard legal procedures."

Asos has become a major player in the lucrative online fashion market since its introduction in 2000, the reported last month adjusted earnings before tax of £ 25.7 million in the six months to 28 February.