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Product for permanent makeup — recall A12/00114/20

EU Safety Gate (RAPEX) · Sweden · 2020-01-24 · Serious risk

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Agency
EU Safety Gate (RAPEX)
Recall identifier
A12/00114/20
Date of alert
2020-01-24
Country / jurisdiction
Sweden
Risk level
Serious risk
Risk type
Chemical
Brand
Icolor
Product category
Chemical products
Product type
Tattoo ink
Reported risk: The product contains the aromatic amines o-anisidine, o-toluidine and 4-methyl-m-phenylenediamine (measured values: 2.0 mg/kg, 1.4 mg/kg and 0.89 mg/kg, respectively. O-anisidine may cause cancer and might induce mutations.O-toluidine is genotoxic and may cause cancer.4-methyl-m-phenylenediamine is a skin sensitiser, may cause cancer and might induce mutations and/or affect fertility.The Council of Europe Resolution ResAP (2008)1 on requirements and criteria for the safety of tattoos and permanent make-up, recommends that aromatic amines with carcinogenic mutagenic, reprotoxic or sensitising properties should neither be present in tattoos and permanent make-up products nor released from azo-colourants.
Primary source: https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/10000350

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