{
  "alert_number": "A12/1925/19",
  "url": "https://recallarchive.com/alert/a12-1925-19",
  "official_notice": "https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/394931",
  "safety_gate_published": "2019-12-03",
  "weekly_report": {
    "year": 2019,
    "week": 49,
    "date": "2019-12-06"
  },
  "category": "Chemical products",
  "product": "Permanent make-up ink",
  "brand_as_notified": "BioTouch",
  "brands": [
    {
      "name": "BioTouch",
      "url": "https://recallarchive.com/brand/biotouch"
    }
  ],
  "name": "Micro pigment cosmetic color",
  "model": "Black",
  "batch": "Lot: 30845",
  "barcode_as_notified": null,
  "barcodes": [],
  "description": "28.4 ml of black pigment in a transparent plastic bottle with a white drip cap. The product was also sold online.",
  "production_dates": null,
  "risk_type": "Chemical",
  "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.",
  "risk_level": "Serious risk",
  "measures": [
    {
      "measure": "Withdrawal of the product from the market",
      "operator": "Importer",
      "ordered": true,
      "from": "19 Nov 2019"
    },
    {
      "measure": "Withdrawal of the product from the market",
      "operator": "Importer",
      "ordered": false,
      "from": "4 Nov 2019"
    }
  ],
  "measures_as_published": "Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: Importer\nCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market\nDate of entry into force: 19/11/2019\nType of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Importer\nCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market\nDate of entry into force: 04/11/2019",
  "company_recall_code": null,
  "recall_page": null,
  "online_marketplaces": [],
  "notifying_country": "Finland",
  "country_of_origin": "People's Republic of China",
  "alert_type": "Consumer",
  "counterfeit": true,
  "official_record": {
    "barcodes": [],
    "batches": [
      "Lot: 30845"
    ],
    "models": [
      "Black"
    ]
  },
  "licence": "Weekly-report fields CC0 1.0; official_record and counterfeit: © European Union, CC BY 4.0",
  "source": "EU Safety Gate. recallarchive is independent and not affiliated with the European Commission; the official notice is authoritative."
}