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Intenze Dark Brown tattoo ink — chemical risk (A12/0438/18)

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalMar 30, 2018
Photo from the official notice: Intenze Dark Brown tattoo ink — chemical risk (A12/0438/18)
Photo from the official notice: Intenze Dark Brown tattoo ink — chemical risk (A12/0438/18)
Photo from the official notice: Intenze Dark Brown tattoo ink — chemical risk (A12/0438/18)

Photos from the official notice: EU Safety Gate (European Commission) · image rights

Hazard

The product contains nickel (measured value: 130 mg/kg), arsenic (6.9 mg/kg) and lead (20.5 mg/kg). Arsenic is carcinogenic, exposure to lead is harmful for human health and can cause developmental neurotoxicity. 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 levels of arsenic and lead in tattoo inks do not exceed 2 mg/kg and that the content of nickel in tattoo inks be as low as technically achievable.

Measures taken

  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Retailer (16/02/2018)

Product description

Tattoo ink in a transparent plastic bottle with screw-top fitted with dispensing nozzle.

What should I do?

If you own this product, stop using it and check the official notice for what the seller or authority advises (return, refund, repair or disposal). Measures listed here were reported by national authorities to the EU Safety Gate system.

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