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Tattoo ink FABbrows “Honey Brown” — risk: chemical
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/00108/20
Summary
The product contains nickel (measured value: 17 mg/kg) and an excessive amount of zinc and lead (measured values: 260 mg/kg and 2.3 mg/kg, respectively). Nickel can cause skin irritation, induce sensitisation or elicit allergic responses.Zinc is toxic and may cause neurological disorders.Lead is harmful to human health, accumulates in the body, can cause developmental neurotoxicity and may also affect breast-fed or…
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Product
Tattoo ink — FABbrows
- Brand
- FABbrows
- Name / model
- Honey Brown · Honey Brown
- Batch number(s)
- LU201811 EXP: 11-01-2021
- Category
- Chemical products
- 8 ml of brown tattoo ink for permanent make-up of eyebrows. The product was also sold online.
What is the risk?
- The product contains nickel (measured value: 17 mg/kg) and an excessive amount of zinc and lead (measured values: 260 mg/kg and 2.3 mg/kg, respectively). Nickel can cause skin irritation, induce sensitisation or elicit allergic responses.Zinc is toxic and may cause neurological disorders.Lead is harmful to human health, accumulates in the body, can cause developmental neurotoxicity and may also affect breast-fed or unborn children.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 the levels of impurities of zinc do not exceed 50 ppm and of lead 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: 11/11/2019
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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