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Tattoo ink – Eternal Ink “Viola - Plum”

Serious risk Chemical

Published by Safety Gate 24 Mar 2020In the weekly report of 3 Apr 2020 (week 14, 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
Viola - Plum
Batch numbers
  • Expiration date 10/04/2021
  • Lot 10/04/18
  • Prod. 11/04/2018
(official alert record)
Batch as notified
Expiration date 10/04/2021Lot 10/04/18Prod. 11/04/2018
Description
30 ml of violet tattoo ink.
Risk
The product contains nickel and an excessive amount of copper (measured values: 4.3 ppm and 189 ppm, respectively).Nickel can cause skin irritation, induce sensitisation or elicit allergic responses.Copper can cause liver and kidney damage and might affect fertility. 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 copper does not exceed 25 ppm.
Measures
  • Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures · ordered on the distributor · from 20 Mar 2020
Notifying country
Italy
Country of origin
United States
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/00509/20Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/00509/20
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/00509/20
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2020-14 (XML)
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