Hashmi eyeliner withdrawn from sale over chemical risk
EU authorities stopped sales of this product (Hashmi eyeliner) after it was found to pose a chemical risk. Here is how to tell if you have it, and what to do next.
How to identify it
- Product
- Eyeliner in a tube of 4.5g of firm black paste.
- Brand
- Hashmi
- Barcode
- Batch / lot
- B/11-141/J, Mg 09/2023, Best Before 08/2028
- Made in
- Pakistan
- Category
- Cosmetics
Why it's dangerous
The product contains lead (measured value: 0.005 percent by weight). Lead is harmful to human health, accumulates in the body and may affect breast-fed or unborn children. Moreover, The product contains mercury (measured value: 0.008 percent by weight). Mercury accumulates in the body and can damage the kidneys, brain and nervous system. Additionally, it may affect reproduction and the unborn child. Additionally, the product has an excessive concentration of cadmium (measured value: 0.000 9 percent by weight). Cadmium is harmful to human health because it accumulates in the body, can damage the kidneys and bones and it may cause cancer. Furthermore, the product has an excessive concentration of arsenic (measured value: 0.0008 percent by weight). Arsenic may cause cancer, may damage fertility or the unborn child, causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure.
What the authorities did
Source
Last synced 3 Oct 2026, 01:15 UTC. SafeCart is an independent company, not an EU body. This page summarises the official notice, which is the authoritative record.