
Tattoo ink
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Chemical productsChemical
- Country of origin
- United States
- Notifying country
- Finland
- Sold online
- Yes
What is the danger
The product contains nickel (measured value: 22 mg/kg).
Requirements breached
Nickel can cause skin irritation, 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 levels of nickel in tattoo inks are as low as technically achievable.
Measures taken
- Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures Compulsory measuresTaken by: DistributorIn force from: 19 November 2019
- Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures Voluntary measuresTaken by: DistributorIn force from: 15 October 2019
- Warning consumers of the risks Voluntary measuresTaken by: DistributorIn force from: 15 October 2019
Product
- Description
- Brown tattoo ink in a transparent plastic bottle fitted with a dispensing nozzle and a screw-top. The product was also sold online.
- Brand
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/1848/19 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2019-049
- Published
- 27 November 2019
© European Union, Safety Gate · https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/394532
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