Permanent make-up ink – BioTouch “Micro pigment cosmetic color”

Serious risk Chemical counterfeit product

The official record marks this product as counterfeit: it carries the BioTouch name but is not a genuine product of that brand.

Product

Permanent make-up ink

Brand

BioTouch (5 alerts)

Name

Micro pigment cosmetic color

Type / model

Black

Batch

Lot: 30845

Description

28.4 ml of black pigment in a transparent plastic bottle with a white drip cap. The product was also sold online.

Risk

The product contains an excessive amount of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) (measured total value: 1.94 mg/kg), benzo[a]pyrene, cadmium and lead (measured values: 180 µg/kg, 0.42 mg/kg and 26 mg/kg, respectively). PAHs and benzo[a]pyrene may cause cancer and are also mutagenic and toxic for reproduction.Cadmium is harmful to human health because it accumulates in the body, can damage the kidney and bones, and it may cause cancer.Lead is harmful to human health, accumulates in the body, can cause developmental neurotoxicity and may also affect breast-fed or unborn children.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 impurities of PAHs in tattoo inks do not exceed 0,5 mg/kg, of benzo[a]pyrene 5 µg/kg, of cadmium 0.2 mg/kg and of lead 2 mg/kg.

Measures

• Withdrawal of the product from the market · ordered on the importer · from 19 Nov 2019
• Withdrawal of the product from the market · by the importer · from 4 Nov 2019

Notifying country

Finland

Country of origin

People's Republic of China

Alert type

Consumer

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