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Tattoo ink – XPMU “Black Brown”

Serious risk Chemical

Published by Safety Gate 21 Jan 2020In the weekly report of 24 Jan 2020 (week 4, 2020)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 6 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Tattoo ink
Brand
XPMU
Name
Black Brown
Type / model
Tattoo ink for permanent make-up
Batch
LU2019010231
Description
8 ml of brown tattoo ink for permanent make-up.
Risk
The product contains nickel (measured value: 50 mg/kg) as well as an excessive amount of zinc and arsenic (measured values: 210 mg/kg and 5.6 mg/kg). Nickel can cause skin irritation, induce sensitisation or elicit allergic responses.Zinc is toxic and may cause neurological disorders.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 are as low as technically achievable and that the levels of impurities of zinc do not exceed 50 ppm and of arsenic 2 ppm.
Measures
  • Withdrawal of the product from the market · by the retailer · from 8 Nov 2019
Notifying country
Sweden
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/00109/20
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/00109/20
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2020-4 (XML)
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