Tattoo ink – Eternal Ink “Dark brown”

Serious risk Chemical

Product

Tattoo ink

Brand

Eternal Ink (73 alerts)

Name

Dark brown

Type / model

Dark brown, 30ml

Batch numbers

• Batch: E25
• Lot: 124

(official alert record)

Batch as notified

Batch: E25Lot: 124

Description

Brown tattoo ink, viscous, 30 ml PET bottle with application nozzle.

Risk

null The product poses a chemical risk because it contains 12.3 mg/kg of nickel, 0.31 mg/kg cadmium and 14.0 mg/kg arsenic. According to ResAP (2008) 1, nickel levels in tattoo inks must be as low as technically achievable as nickel has a high allergenic potential. The application under the skin of tattoo inks containing nickel results in permanent contact with a sensitising allergen.The cadmium content also exceeds the recommended level of 0.2 mg/kg specified in the EU Resolution Res AP (2008) 1.Finally, the arsenic level detected in the sample exceeds the level of 2 mg/kg recommended in Resolution ResAP (2008) 1.

Measures

• Withdrawal of the product from the market · from 4 Jul 2013

Notifying country

Germany

Country of origin

United States

Alert type

Consumer

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