Ink for permanent make-up
Goochie
- Case number
- A12/0712/16
- Category
- Chemical products
- Type / Model
- 218 Coconut brown
- Batch
- MFG: 2015/05/03, EXP: 2016/05/12
- Audience
- Consumer
- Notifying country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Country of origin
- 🇨🇳 China
- Published
- 2016-06-10
⚠️ Risk
null The ink contains nickel (measured value: 22 mg/kg), arsenic (measured value: 6.8 mg/kg) and lead (measured value: 3.3 mg/kg). Nickel can cause skin irritation and induce sensitisation or elicit allergic responses, arsenic is carcinogenic and exposure to lead is harmful for human health and can cause developmental neurotoxicity.The Council of Europe Resolution ResAP (2008)1 on requirements and criteria for the safety of tattoos and permanent make-up, recommends that the content of nickel in tattoo inks be as low as technically achievable and the levels of arsenic and lead do not exceed 2 mg/kg.The product does not comply with national legislation.
Measures
Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the marketDate of entry into force: 04/05/2016