Tattoo ink
Eternal Ink · Light Red
- Country of origin
- United States
- Notifying country
- Germany
Requirements breached
The product contains nickel (measured value: 9.56 mg/kg) and aromatic amine 4-methyl-m-phenylendiamine (measured value: 5521 mg/kg). According to the Council of Europe Resolution ResAP (2008) on requirements and criteria for the safety of tattoos and permanent make-up, nickel level must be as low as technically achievable as nickel has a high allergenic potential and the aromatic amines as 4-methyl-m-phenylendiamine with carcinogenic effects, should neither be present in tattoos and permanent make-up products nor released from azo-colourants.
Measures taken
- Withdrawal of the product from the market Voluntary measuresTaken by: Other
Product
- Description
- Tattoo ink. Packaging: plastic bottle, adhesive labels, dropper attachment.
- Brand
- Model / type
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/0012/15 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2015-002
- Published
- 8 January 2015
- Corrigendum
- Notification A12/2167/14 of RAPEX report 1/2015 has been modified following the notifying authorities instructions.
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