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Tattoo ink – Arte Stylo “Cafe”

Serious risk Chemical

Published by Safety Gate 27 Nov 2019In the weekly report of 6 Dec 2019 (week 49, 2019)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 8 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Tattoo ink
Brand
Arte Stylo
Name
Cafe
Batch
Lot: 180624
Description
Brown tattoo ink in a transparent plastic bottle fitted with a dispensing nozzle and a screw-top. The product was also sold online.
Risk
The product contains nickel (measured value: 22 mg/kg). Nickel can cause skin irritation, 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 nickel in tattoo inks are as low as technically achievable.
Measures
  • Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures · ordered on the distributor · from 19 Nov 2019
  • Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures · by the distributor · from 15 Oct 2019
  • Warning consumers of the risks · by the distributor · from 15 Oct 2019
Notifying country
Finland
Country of origin
United States
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/1848/19
Photos shown from the Safety Gate server (European Commission); not copied here.

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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/1848/19
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2019-049 (XML)
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