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Recall A12/1923/19 — Pigment Color for Micropigmentation

EU Safety Gate (RAPEX) · Finland · 2019-12-06 · Serious risk

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Agency
EU Safety Gate (RAPEX)
Recall identifier
A12/1923/19
Date of alert
2019-12-06
Country / jurisdiction
Finland
Risk level
Serious risk
Risk type
Chemical
Brand
Mastor
Product category
Chemical products
Product type
Permanent make-up ink
Reported risk: The product contains the aromatic amine o-anisidine and zinc (measured values: 25 mg/kg and 1542 mg/kg, respectively). O-anisidine may cause cancer and and an excessive exposure to zinc might cause neurological disorders.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 and that zinc does not exceed 50 mg/kg.
Primary source: https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/394883

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