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Permanent make-up – Biotouch USA “Micro Pigment Cosmetic Color”

Serious risk Chemical

Published by Safety Gate 5 Dec 2014In the weekly report of 12 Dec 2014 (week 49, 2014)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 8 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Permanent make-up
Brand
Biotouch USA (3 alerts)
Name
Micro Pigment Cosmetic Color
Type / model
1) BROWN; 2) RED WINE; 3) TAUPE
Batch
1) 044733; 2) 053139; 3) 016345
Description
Permanent make-up ink; 54 printed plastic bottles with screw cap and label.
Risk
null The product contains arsenic and nickel above the permitted levels (measured values: arsenic: up to 17.6 mg/kg; nickel:up to35.9 mg/kg). In addition, the product contains zinc (measured value: up to 518mg/kg).According to the Council of Europe Resolution ResAP (2008) on requirements and criteria for the safety of tattoos and permanent make-up, the levels of arsenic should not exceed 2 mg/kg, whereas the nickel levels in tattoo inks must be as low as technically achievable as nickel has a high allergenic potential.
Measures
  • Import rejected at border · from 20 Nov 2014
Notifying country
Germany
Country of origin
United States
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/1959/14
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/1959/14
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2014-049 (XML)
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