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Black Brown

Official notice

24 Jan 2020

Last checked

24 Jan 2020

Critical riskEU Safety Gate

An official EU Safety Gate notice concerns Black Brown. The product contains nickel (measured value: 50 mg/kg) as well as an excessive amount of zinc and arsenic (measured values: 210 mg/kg and 5.6 mg/kg). Nickel can cause skin irritation, induce sensitisation or elicit allergic responses.Zinc is toxic and may cause neurological disorders.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 are as low as technically achievable and that the levels of impurities of zinc do not exceed 50 ppm and of arsenic 2 ppm. Published 2020-01-24.

What to do now

The source does not provide specific consumer instructions. Follow the official EU Safety Gate notice for next steps.

Recall number

A12/00109/20

Official notice

2020-01-24

The hazard

The product contains nickel (measured value: 50 mg/kg) as well as an excessive amount of zinc and arsenic (measured values: 210 mg/kg and 5.6 mg/kg). Nickel can cause skin irritation, induce sensitisation or elicit allergic responses.Zinc is toxic and may cause neurological disorders.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 are as low as technically achievable and that the levels of impurities of zinc do not exceed 50 ppm and of arsenic 2 ppm.

How to check if you're affected

Compare the product name and identifiers below with the item you own. Follow the official notice if they match.

Lots

LU2019010231

Models

TATTOO INK FOR PERMANENT MAKE-UP

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Affected products

Product 1

Tattoo ink

Product 2

Black Brown

Risk / hazard

The product contains nickel (measured value: 50 mg/kg) as well as an excessive amount of zinc and arsenic (measured values: 210 mg/kg and 5.6 mg/kg). Nickel can cause skin irritation, induce sensitisation or elicit allergic responses.Zinc is toxic and may cause neurological disorders.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 are as low as technically achievable and that the levels of impurities of zinc do not exceed 50 ppm and of arsenic 2 ppm.

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

DE · Germany

Location 2

FR · France

Affected area 1

DE · Germany

Affected area 2

FR · France

Company & contacts

Brand

Manufacturer

Not provided

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Xpmu.

Source & status

Tier

beta

Category

HOME

Classification

Serious risk — Chemical

App estimate

critical

Recall details

Recall number

A12/00109/20

Classification

Serious risk — Chemical

Source tier

beta

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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