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Product for permanent makeup — recall A12/00112/20

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

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Agency
EU Safety Gate (RAPEX)
Recall identifier
A12/00112/20
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 4-methyl-m-phenylenediamine and o-toluidine (measured values up to: 1.5 mg/kg and 1.0 mg/kg, respectively), nickel as well as an excessive amount of lead (measured values: 47 mg/kg and 4.5 mg/kg, respectively).
Action taken by the authority
Type of economic operator taking notified measure
Other
Category of measure
Withdrawal of the product from the market
Date of entry into force
05/11/2019
Primary source: https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/10000351

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