Tattoo or permanent make-up ink
Kokkai Sumi Ink · Lining - Tribal - Tattoo ink
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- The Netherlands
Requirements breached
The product contains cadmium (measured value: 0.53 mg/kg) and lead (measured value: 19.19 mg/kg). Cadmium accumulates in the body and can cause damage to bones and kidneys if absorbed from the tattoo and exposure to lead is harmful for human health and can cause developmental neurotoxicity. 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 lead in tattoo inks do not exceed 2 mg/kg and that the level of cadmium does not exceed 0.2 mg/kg.
Measures taken
- Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures Compulsory measuresTaken by: Other
Product
- Description
- Ink for tattoos or permanent make-up in a 1oz bottle.
- Brand
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/0644/17 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2017-020
- Published
- 12 May 2017
- Corrigendum
- Corrigendum: Notification A12/0669/16, published on report n°22-2016 of 03/06/2016, was modified at the request of the notifying authority to include the information that the product is considered counterfeit.
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