Chemical products: lead, nickel — reported risk evidence
The acquired cohort contains 23 official alert references published from 2014-01-17 to 2026-01-30. This page compares 8 selected, distinct product descriptions, including tattoo ink, permanent makeup mixture, permanent makeup. The other 15 records still contribute to the cohort counts but are not displayed: descriptions may repeat, lack the display inputs, or fall outside the eight-description display limit. The recorded risks raise separate evidence questions about lead, nickel. Compare the product features and dated findings below before scoping an investigation. These historical observations do not determine your product’s compliance or a market failure rate.
Evidence retrieved 2026-10-07. Source versions and topic-specific limits are listed below.
Dated official observations
Compare the product features and reported failure mechanism
The source wording below describes the reported case at that time. Read each complete report before using it in an investigation.
Tattoo ink · SR/00211/26
Report published 2026-01-30 · notifying country France · reported origin Spain
Reported product description
Blue colour tattoo ink, 30 ml. Product sold online, in particular via Amazon. [1]
Reported risk explanation
The product contains an excessive concentration of lead (measured value: 0.00035%). Lead is harmful to human health, accumulates in the body, can cause developmental neurotoxicity and may affect breast-fed or unborn children. Additionally, the product contains nickel, chromium VI and methylisothiazolinone, which are prohibited in tattoo inks. They can cause allergic reactions. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation and the Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP) Regulation. [1]
Reported measures, verbatim
Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the marketDate of entry into force: 06/01/2026Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Removal of this product listing by the online marketplaceDate of entry into force: 06/02/2026 [1]
Report published 2025-09-12 · notifying country France · reported origin United States
Reported product description
Blue tattoo ink, 29.6 ml. Product sold online, in particular via AliExpress and Amazon. [2]
Reported risk explanation
The product contains an excessive concentration of arsenic and lead (measured values: 0.00023% and 0.00013% by weight, respectively). Arsenic may cause cancer, may damage fertility or the unborn child, causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure. Lead is harmful to human health, accumulates in the body, can cause developmental neurotoxicity (only if exposure to children is expected) and may affect breast-fed or unborn children. Additionally, the product fails to include key warnings: mixture for use in tattoos or permanent make-up, contains nickel and methylisothiazolinone, which can cause allergic reactions. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation and Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP) Regulation. [2]
Reported measures, verbatim
Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Removal of this product listing by the online marketplaceDate of entry into force: 11/06/2025Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end usersDate of entry into force: 19/09/2025 [2]
Report published 2024-03-29 · notifying country Estonia · reported origin Israel
Reported product description
10 ml transparent bottle with a white label and with a brown liquid inside. The label contains the following information in English: brand OMG Universe; concentration pigment for professional use only; shake well before use; test before application; best use before 01.03.2027. Product sold online. [3]
Reported risk explanation
The product has an excessive concentration of cobalt, lead, arsenic and nickel (measured values: 15.8 % each by weight).Cobalt is a skin and respiratory sensitiser and may cause cancer.Lead is harmful to human health, accumulates in the body, can cause developmental neurotoxicity (only if exposure to children expected) and may affect breast-fed or unborn children.Arsenic may cause cancer, may damage fertility or the unborn child, causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure.Nickel is a strong sensitiser and causes allergic reactions if present in articles that come into direct and prolonged contact with the skin. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation. [3]
Reported measures, verbatim
Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ImporterCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the marketDate of entry into force: 02/02/2024 [3]
Report published 2024-03-29 · notifying country Estonia · reported origin Germany
Reported product description
10 ml transparent bottle with a white label and with a dark pink liquid inside. The label contains the following information in English: High concentrated fine permanent makeup colour. Shelf lifetime after opening 365 days. Expiration date: 05/2024 [4]
Reported risk explanation
The product has an excessive concentration of cobalt and nickel (measured values up to 5.7 mg/kg and 5.8 mg/kg). Cobalt is a skin and respiratory sensitiser and may cause cancer. Nickel can cause skin irritation, induce sensitisation or elicit allergic responses. Moreover, the product has an excessive concentration of lead (measured value 0.00025% by weight). Lead is harmful to human health and it accumulates in the body. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation. [4]
Reported measures, verbatim
Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): RetailerCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the marketDate of entry into force: 29/10/2023 [4]
Report published 2023-12-08 · notifying country Estonia · reported origin People's Republic of China
Reported product description
10 ml. of permanent makeup ink, colour 'warm brown' in a transparent bottle with a white drip cap. The label indicates that the product is for professional use only. [5]
Reported risk explanation
The product has an excessive concentration of cobalt (measured value: 18 ppm). Cobalt is a skin and respiratory sensitiser and may cause cancer.The product has an excessive concentration of lead (measured value: 3.2 ppm). Lead is harmful to human health, accumulates in the body and may affect breast-fed or unborn children.The product has an excessive concentration of nickel (measured value: 31 ppm). Nickel can cause skin irritation, induce sensitisation or elicit allergic responses.The product has an excessive concentration of arsenic (measured value: 4.3 ppm). Arsenic may cause cancer, may damage fertility or the unborn child, causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation. [5]
Reported measures, verbatim
Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ImporterCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end usersDate of entry into force: 01/09/2023Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ImporterCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the marketDate of entry into force: 01/09/2023 [5]
Report published 2023-06-30 · notifying country Sweden · reported origin Unknown
Reported product description
Tattoo ink, 15 ml. Product sold online, in particular via AliExpress. [6]
Reported risk explanation
The product has an excessive concentration of arsenic (measured value: 2.3 ppm). Arsenic is toxic and might cause cancer. The product has an excessive concentration of cobalt (measured value: 11 ppm). Cobalt is a skin and respiratory sensitiser and may cause cancer.The product contains lead (measured value: 1.4 ppm). Lead is harmful to human health, accumulates in the body, can cause developmental neurotoxicity (only if exposure to children expected) and may affect breast-fed or unborn children.The product contains nickel (measured value: 17 ppm). Nickel can cause skin irritation, induce sensitisation or elicit allergic responses. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation. [6]
Reported measures, verbatim
Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): RetailerCategory of measure(s): Removal of this product listing by the online marketplaceDate of entry into force: 02/02/2023 [6]
Report published 2023-04-14 · notifying country Sweden · reported origin Unknown
Reported product description
Tattoo ink in a black/brown container. Product sold online. [7]
Reported risk explanation
The product contains arsenic, cobalt, lead and nickel (measured values 2.6 mg/kg,11 mg/kg 0.90 mg/kg and 12 mg/kg, respectively). Arsenic may cause cancer, may damage fertility or the unborn child, causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure. Cobalt is a skin sensitiser and may cause cancer. Lead is harmful to human health, accumulates in the body and may affect breast-fed or unborn children. Nickel can cause skin irritation, induce sensitisation or elicit allergic responses. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation. [7]
Reported measures, verbatim
Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Removal of this product listing by the online marketplaceDate of entry into force: Unknown [7]
Report published 2020-01-24 · notifying country Sweden · reported origin People's Republic of China
Reported product description
8 ml of brown tattoo ink for permanent make-up of eyebrows. The product was also sold online. [8]
Reported risk explanation
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. [8]
Reported measures, verbatim
Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): RetailerCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the marketDate of entry into force: 11/11/2019 [8]
23 distinct official alert references, published between 2014-01-17 and 2026-01-30. Counts describe the acquired reports, with no market denominator.
Report year
Recorded alerts
2014
3
2015
1
2016
1
2017
2
2018
2
2020
2
2022
1
2023
5
2024
2
2025
3
2026
1
Recorded risk labels within this evidence task
Label combinations are source facts within one comparison; they do not create separate guides with identical preparation tasks.
Chemical: 23 recorded references
Source selection, exclusions and calculation method
Filter the acquired, completely parsed English weekly XML releases. Deduplicate official alert references. Group by product category and the complete set of conditional evidence-question topics supported by actual risk text. Risk-label combinations remain recorded cohort facets and do not create buyer intents. Brand, product name, model, origin, notifying country, measurement-only changes and different wording of the same questions do not create intents. Unrecognized mechanisms stay internal for enrichment. Count report years and notifying countries deterministically. Display at most eight newest descriptions with at least 40 characters after whitespace normalization, nonempty reported measures and distinct casefolded descriptions; break date ties by official identifier. All cohort records count even if their description is shorter or not displayed. This is not a representative sample. Counts concern this acquired corpus only.
One acquired version per official public alert reference. Display at most eight newest distinct product descriptions whose normalized whitespace-collapsed text contains at least 40 characters and has nonempty reported measures; ties sort by official identifier. The complete cohort includes shorter descriptions. This is an explicit display selection, not a representative sample.
8 distinct descriptions displayed; 15 cohort records not displayed. Missing fields: {}.
These are selected, dated enforcement observations in the acquired weekly reports, not a random market sample, market-wide failure rate, proof of current product status, or a determination about your product. Notification country is not a complete sales-market or jurisdiction-coverage field. A quoted legal/standard reference is the report’s statement, not independently verified current law or a mandatory test panel.
Calculation safety-gate-evidence-comparison-10; units recorded alerts; no incidence denominator.
Turn the reported failure mechanism into a scoped investigation
Use this checklist to gather your business or product details before speaking with a specialist. The items below explain what to record and suggest useful supporting documents. You can add your own answers in the editable project brief.
Lead-bearing material and exposure context — what evidence do we have?
Identify the particular material/component, its accessible/use context and supplier evidence. Reconcile any analytical result with the sampled part, method and lot. A reported concentration in another product does not establish your result or a universal limit.
Useful evidence: Part/material BOM, supplier specifications, sampling/method/results, lot/revision records and current use-specific legal review.
Metal-contact configuration and analytical scope — what evidence do we have?
Record the metal/finish identity and actual skin-contact/use conditions. Check whether the reported concern is composition or release, and whether your analytical method and sample represent the relevant surface. Do not substitute one measurement type for another.
Useful evidence: Material/finish and contact-use details, supplier and analytical method/results, surface/lot traceability and current criterion review.
Can we trace the affected component, formula or design revision across our supplied products?
Compare the reported descriptions with your own identifiers and change records. Treat missing or “Unknown” source fields as unresolved; they do not establish that no action was needed.
Useful evidence: Product identifiers, revision history, supplier/batch traceability and market/operator records.
Who would own an evidence review and any resulting corrective-action decision?
Read the reported measures as historical observations. Establish your own operator roles, sector-specific rules, decision owner and communication responsibilities before adopting another case’s response.
Conditional: Product-risk evidence and operator-role review — Compare the recorded product features and failure mechanism with your product. Confirm the applicable product regime, deciding evidence, operator responsibilities and justified next steps. This does not assume that GPSR or a representative appointment applies to every alert category.
Questions for providers
Which specific product features and reported risk mechanism make these cases relevant or irrelevant to our product?
What current legal, standards or scientific sources support your proposed investigation criteria, and what cannot be concluded from these dated alerts?
Which existing evidence can answer the risk question, what additional work is justified, and who owns any resulting corrective-action decision?
Sources and data dates
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