Warning over lead in Hashmi eyeliner
A public warning has been issued about an imported cosmetic eye liner, which has dangerous levels of lead and may have caused three children to become sick.
Minister for Better Regulation Matt Kean said testing of the imported cosmetics, including Hashmi Surmi Special and Hashmi Kohl Aswad eyeliners, revealed an 84 per cent lead content. The products also contained high levels of dangerous metals like arsenic, cadmium, chromium and mercury.
Mr Kean said concerns were raised when the three children from the same family became sick.
