EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Chemical products
Tattoo ink Dynamic “Viking Ink Dynamic Forest Green” — risk: chemical
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/00284/24
Summary
The product has an excessive concentration of cobalt, arsenic and nickel (measured values up to 1.60 mg/kg, 3.56 mg/kg and 6.66 mg/kg). Cobalt is a skin and respiratory sensitiser and may cause cancer. Arsenic may cause cancer, may damage fertility or the unborn child, causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure.Nickel can cause skin irritation, induce sensitisation or elicit allergic responses…
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Product
Tattoo ink — Dynamic
- Brand
- Dynamic
- Name / model
- Viking Ink Dynamic Forest Green · Forest Green
- Batch number(s)
- FG-003-D1
- Category
- Chemical products
- Plastic bottle with green liquid
What is the risk?
- The product has an excessive concentration of cobalt, arsenic and nickel (measured values up to 1.60 mg/kg, 3.56 mg/kg and 6.66 mg/kg). Cobalt is a skin and respiratory sensitiser and may cause cancer. Arsenic may cause cancer, may damage fertility or the unborn child, causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure.Nickel can cause skin irritation, induce sensitisation or elicit allergic responses. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation.
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: 26/01/2024
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: 21/02/2024
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Stop of sales
- Date of entry into force: 21/02/2024
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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