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Tattoo ink – Eternal Ink “DARK BROWN”

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Published by Safety Gate 29 Nov 2020In the weekly report of 4 Dec 2020 (week 49, 2020)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 1 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Tattoo ink
Brand
Eternal Ink (73 alerts)
Name
DARK BROWN
Type / model
DARK BROWN
Batch
Batch 10.09.18
Description
30 ml of dark brown tattoo ink. The product was sold online.
Risk
The product contains nickel as well as excessive amount of arsenic (measured values: up to 8.75 mg/kg and 12.4 mg/kg respectively). Nickel can cause skin irritation, induce sensitisation or elicit allergic responses. Arsenic is toxic and might cause cancer. 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 and that impurities of arsenic do not exceed 2 ppm.
Measures
  • It is prohibited to use this product · ordered on the retailer · from 16 Nov 2020
  • The product is no longer in stock and is not being ordered again · by the retailer · from 16 Nov 2020
Notifying country
Germany
Country of origin
United States
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A11/00109/20
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Other alerts for Eternal Ink

Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A11/00109/20
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2020-49 (XML)
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