Fashion Website ASOS Recalls Belts After Discovering They Are Radioactive

Online fashion retailer Asos has recalled a batch of belts after US customs officials discovered they were radioactive.

A spokesman for the London-listed retailer said the belts, which are made of leather and covered with metal studs, were being held at a radioactive storage facility after testing positive for Cobalt-60.

Asos—which counts US First Lady Michelle Obama among its fans—sold around 50 of the belts to customers in some 15 countries before the recall in January, when US customs agents found traces of the radioactive substance in one of the products.