Tattoo ink
Lushcolor · Micropigment
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- Sweden
What is the danger
The product contains nickel and an excessive amount of arsenic (measured values: 40 mg/kg and 4.8 mg/kg, respectively).
Requirements breached
Nickel can cause skin irritation, induce sensitisation or elicit allergic responses. Arsenic is toxic and might cause cancer. The Council of Europe Resolution ResAP (2008)1 on requirements and criteria for the safety of tattoos and permanent make-up recommends that the levels of nickel in tattoo inks are as low as technically achievable and arsenic does not exceed 2 ppm.
Measures taken
- Withdrawal of the product from the market Voluntary measuresTaken by: RetailerIn force from: 9 October 2019
Product
- Description
- 8 ml of dark brown tattoo ink for permanent make-up.
- Packaging
- The product is sold in a transparent plastic bottle with dispensing nozzle and screw cap in a cardboard box.
- Brand
- Model / type
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/00103/20 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2020-4
- Published
- 21 January 2020
- Modified
- 16 June 2020
© European Union, Safety Gate · https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/10000352
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