
Tattoo ink
Eternal Ink · Lightning Yellow
Chemical productsChemical
- Country of origin
- United States
- Notifying country
- Italy
- Counterfeit
- No
Requirements breached
The product contains barium above the permitted levels (measured value: 7800 mg/kg). Barium can be absorbed by the skin and cause heart dysfunctions, muscle weakness and be harmful for the nervous system. According to the Council of Europe Resolution ResAP (2008)1 on requirements and criteria for the safety of tattoos and permanent make-up' the content of barium should be limited to 50 mg/kg.
Measures taken
- Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures Compulsory measuresTaken by: OtherIn force from: 4 September 2014
Product
- Description
- Tattoo ink in 30-ml bottle indicating the brand, lot, use-by date and producer, in German.
- Brand
- Model / type
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/1442/14 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2014-038
- Published
- 16 September 2014
© European Union, Safety Gate · https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/129122
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