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A12/0207/18

Lipstick

Matte Liquid · LIPSTICK & LINER

CosmeticsChemical
Notifying country
Ireland
Counterfeit
No
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What is the danger

The product contains arsenic (measured value: 1.35 mg/kg), lead (measured value: 9.48 mg/kg), nickel (measured value: 8.03 mg/kg) and chromium VI (measured value: 16.3 mg/kg).

Requirements breached

Arsenic is carcinogenic, exposure to lead is harmful for human health and can cause irreversible neurotoxicity. Nickel can cause skin irritation and induce sensitisation or elicit allergic responses. Chromium VI is sensitising and may trigger allergic reactions. The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation.

Measures taken

  1. Destruction of the product Compulsory measuresTaken by: ImporterIn force from: 20 October 2017

Product

Description
White and pink cardboard box with coloured lips containing a liquid lipstick and lip liner (various shades).
Brand
Matte Liquid

Original source

Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.

Alert number
A12/0207/18 ↗
Weekly report
Report-2018-007
Published
8 February 2018
Corrigendum
Notification A11/0103/17 in report 2017-029 has been updated to indicate the batch numbers affected. Notification A12/1335/17 from report 2017-040 has been withdrawn at the request of the notifying authority following further tests that show that the product does not pose risk to the health of consumers.

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