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Tattoo ink Beauty by Honia — risk: chemical
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/00111/20
Summary
The product contains nickel as well as excessive amounts of zinc, cobalt and arsenic (measured values: 110 mg/kg, 1400 mg/kg, 63 mg/kg and 6,5 mg/kg, respectively). Nickel can cause skin irritation, induce sensitisation or elicit allergic responses.Zinc is toxic and may cause neurological disorders.Cobalt is a skin and respiratory sensitiser and may cause cancer.Arsenic is toxic and might cause cancer. The Council…
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Product
Tattoo ink — Beauty by Honia
- Brand
- Beauty by Honia
- Name / model
- Dream Brown
- Batch number(s)
- LU1904012 EXP: 04/12/22
- Category
- Chemical products
- 8 ml of tattoo ink for permanent make-up.
What is the risk?
- The product contains nickel as well as excessive amounts of zinc, cobalt and arsenic (measured values: 110 mg/kg, 1400 mg/kg, 63 mg/kg and 6,5 mg/kg, respectively). Nickel can cause skin irritation, induce sensitisation or elicit allergic responses.Zinc is toxic and may cause neurological disorders.Cobalt is a skin and respiratory sensitiser and may cause cancer.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 in tattoo inks are as low as technically achievable and that impurities of zinc do not exceed 50 ppm, of cobalt 25 ppm and of arsenic 2 ppm.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): RetailerCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: 16/11/2019
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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