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A12/00509/20

Tattoo ink

Eternal Ink · Viola - Plum

Country of origin
United States
Notifying country
Italy
Counterfeit
No
Sold online
No
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What is the danger

The product contains nickel and an excessive amount of copper (measured values: 4.3 ppm and 189 ppm, respectively). Nickel can cause skin irritation, induce sensitisation or elicit allergic responses. Copper can cause liver and kidney damage and might affect fertility.

Requirements breached

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 are as low as technically achievable and copper does not exceed 25 ppm.

Measures taken

  1. Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures Compulsory measuresTaken by: DistributorIn force from: 20 March 2020

Product

Description
30 ml of violet tattoo ink.
Packaging
The product is sold in a transparent plastic bottle with dispensing nozzle and screw cap.
Brand
Eternal Ink
Batch
Expiration date 10/04/2021Lot 10/04/18Prod. 11/04/2018

Original source

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

Alert number
A12/00509/20 ↗
Weekly report
Report-2020-14
Published
24 March 2020
Modified
3 April 2020

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