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Mastor Pigment Color for Micropigmentation permanent make-up ink — chemical risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalDec 6, 2019
Photo from the official notice: Mastor Pigment Color for Micropigmentation permanent make-up ink — chemical risk

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Hazard

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.

Measures taken

  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Importer (19/11/2019)
  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Importer (04/11/2019)

Product description

Red plastic bottle with grey drip cap containing pigment for permanent make-up. The bottle has a white/grey label with the name of the product. The product was also sold online.

What should I do?

If you own this product, stop using it and check the official notice for what the seller or authority advises (return, refund, repair or disposal). Measures listed here were reported by national authorities to the EU Safety Gate system.

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