EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Chemical products
Permanent make-up ink Magic cosmetic “Micro Cream Pigment for Permanent Make-up” — risk: chemical
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0672/15
Summary
null The product contains arsenic, barium, lead and zinc (measured values respectively 49 mg/kg, 103 mg/kg, 25 mg/kg and 107 mg/kg).The Council of Europe Resolution ResAP (2008)1 on requirements and criteria for the safety of tattoos and permanent make-up, recommends that the levels of arsenic and lead in tattoo inks do not exceed 2 mg/kg. The recommendation for barium and zinc is that they do not exceed 50…
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Product
Permanent make-up ink — Magic cosmetic
- Brand
- Magic cosmetic
- Name / model
- Micro Cream Pigment for Permanent Make-up · Grey #6 micro cream pigment
- Batch number(s)
- Unknown
- Category
- Chemical products
- Permanent make-up pigment. Plastic bottle height 7 cm. No batch or expiry date indicated.
What is the risk?
- null The product contains arsenic, barium, lead and zinc (measured values respectively 49 mg/kg, 103 mg/kg, 25 mg/kg and 107 mg/kg).The Council of Europe Resolution ResAP (2008)1 on requirements and criteria for the safety of tattoos and permanent make-up, recommends that the levels of arsenic and lead in tattoo inks do not exceed 2 mg/kg. The recommendation for barium and zinc is that they do not exceed 50 mg/kg.The product does not comply with the national legislation.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: 22/01/2015
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