
Tattoo ink
Eternal Ink · Light Red
Chemical productsChemical
- Country of origin
- United States
- Notifying country
- Germany
Requirements breached
The product contains nickel (measured value 16.1 mg/kg). Nickel can cause skin irritation and induce sensitisation or elicit allergic responses. The Council of Europe Resolution ResAP (2008)1 on requirements and criteria for the safety of tattoos and permanent make-up recommends that the content of nickel in tattoo inks be as low as technically achievable. The product does not comply with the national legislation.
Measures taken
- Withdrawal of the product from the market Voluntary measuresTaken by: ImporterIn force from: 19 December 2016
Product
- Description
- Tattoo ink in a colourless, plastic bottle with adhesive label, mixing ball and a black screw top incorporating a dispensing nozzle and a rotating cap.
- Brand
- Model / type
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/0097/17 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2017-005
- Published
- 25 January 2017
- Corrigendum
- Corrigendum: Notification A12/0516/14 has been permanently withdrawn from report 2014-14 of 11/04/2014 at the request of the notifying authority as the affected products have not been put on sale.
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