Reported risk evidence comparison

Chemical products: lead — reported risk evidence

The acquired cohort contains 49 official alert references published from 2014-04-04 to 2026-10-02. This page compares 8 selected, distinct product descriptions, including tattoo ink, permanent makeup, tattoo ink. The other 41 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. 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/01731/26

Report published 2026-06-19 · notifying country France · reported origin United States

Reported product description
Red tattoo ink, 44 ml. Date of maximum durability: 18 June 2027. Product sold online, in particular via Allegro. [1]
Reported risk explanation
The product contains an excessive concentration of lead (measured value: 1.33 mg/kg). Lead is harmful to human health, accumulates in the body, can cause developmental neurotoxicity and may affect breast-fed or unborn children. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation. [1]
Reported measures, verbatim
Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Warning consumers of the risksDate of entry into force: 03/06/2026Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the marketDate of entry into force: 03/06/2026Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Removal of this product listing by the online marketplaceDate of entry into force: 22/06/2026 [1]

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Tattoo ink · SR/01461/26

Report published 2026-05-22 · notifying country France · reported origin United Kingdom

Reported product description
Tattoo ink, 30 ml. Product sold online, in particular via Amazon and laboutiquedutatoueur.fr. [2]
Reported risk explanation
The product has an excessive concentration of lead (measured value: 6.1 mg/kg). 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 benzyl alcohol, but the presence is not indicated in the list of ingredients. Consumers are not aware of their presence, and may suffer allergic reactions or skin sensitisation. The product contains methylisothiazolinone (MI), which is prohibited in leave-on products. MI causes severe skin burns and eye damage (if in contact with the eyes), and may cause an allergic skin reaction. The product has an excessive concentration of benzisothiazolinone (measured value: 0.01 % by weight). Benzisothiazolinone causes skin irritation and may cause an allergic skin reaction. The product has an excessive concentration of diethylene glycol (DEG). Diethylene glycol can be lethal as it acutely harms kidneys and the nervous system when swallowed or in contact with the skin. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation nor with the Regulation on the classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures (CLP). [2]
Reported measures, verbatim
Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Removal of this product listing by the online marketplaceDate of entry into force: 24/03/2026Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the marketDate of entry into force: 24/03/2026Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Warning consumers of the risksDate of entry into force: 08/06/2026 [2]

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Tattoo ink · SR/00771/26

Report published 2026-03-20 · notifying country France · reported origin Spain

Reported product description
Blue tattoo ink, 30 ml. Reference: C.I. 77891 - C.I. 42090 The date of manufacture is March 2024, and the expiry date is September 2026. [3]
Reported risk explanation
The product contains an excessive concentration of lead (measured value: 3.28 mg/kg). Lead is harmful to human health, accumulates in the body, can cause developmental neurotoxicity and may affect breast-fed or unborn children. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation. [3]
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: 06/02/2026Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Removal of this product listing by the online marketplaceDate of entry into force: 03/04/2026 [3]

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Permanent makeup · SR/04194/25

Report published 2025-11-28 · notifying country Germany · reported origin Spain

Reported product description
Black pigment, intended for use as a permanent make-up, 15 ml. Product sold online, in particular via https://www.medizinmannshop.de. [4]
Reported risk explanation
The product has an excessive concentration of lead (measured value: 0.0004% by weight). Lead is harmful to human health, accumulates in the body and may affect breast-fed or unborn children. The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation. [4]
Reported measures, verbatim
Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): RetailerCategory of measure(s): Destruction of the productDate of entry into force: UnknownType of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Removal of this product listing by the online marketplaceDate of entry into force: 02/12/2025 [4]

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Tattoo Ink · SR/01484/25

Report published 2025-04-18 · notifying country Luxembourg · reported origin Unknown

Reported product description
Tattoo ink in various colours. Product sold online, in particular via Amazon. [5]
Reported risk explanation
The product has an excessive concentration of arsenic and lead (measured value: 0.000097% and 0.0001% 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 expected) and may affect breast-fed or unborn children. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation. [5]
Reported measures, verbatim
Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: DistributorCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the marketDate of entry into force: 17/03/2025 [5]

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Tattoo ink · SR/01444/25

Report published 2025-04-18 · notifying country Luxembourg · reported origin Unknown

Reported product description
Tattoo ink. Product sold online, in particular via Amazon. [6]
Reported risk explanation
The product has an excessive concentration of lead (measured value: 0.0002% by weight). Lead is harmful to human health, accumulates in the body and may affect breast-fed or unborn children. Moreover, the product has an excessive concentration of benzo[a]pyrene and naphthalene (measured values: 0.0001% and 0.0004 by weight, respectively). Benzo[a]pyrene is a polycyclic-aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH), which may cause cancer and is also mutagenic and toxic for reproduction. Naphthalene is irritant if inhaled or in contact with skin and might cause cancer The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation. [6]
Reported measures, verbatim
Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: DistributorCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the marketDate of entry into force: 17/03/2025 [6]

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Tattoo ink · SR/00547/25

Report published 2025-02-07 · notifying country Belgium · reported origin Spain

Reported product description
Tattoo ink, 30 ml. Product sold online, in particular via dynamiccolor.eu and www.tattooland.com. [7]
Reported risk explanation
The product has an excessive concentration of lead and arsenic (measured values: 3.74 mg/kg and 3.98 mg/kg, respectively). Lead is harmful to human health, accumulates in the body 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. Copper can cause liver and kidney damage and might affect fertility. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation. [7]
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: 16/01/2025 [7]

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Tattoo ink · SR/00552/25

Report published 2025-02-07 · notifying country Belgium · reported origin Spain

Reported product description
Tattoo ink, in yellow colour, 30 ml. Product sold online, in particular via dynamiccolor.eu and www.tattooland.com. [8]
Reported risk explanation
The product has an excessive concentration of lead and arsenic (measured values: 3.19 mg/kg and 3.64 mg/kg, respectively). Lead is harmful to human health, accumulates in the body 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. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation. [8]
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: 16/01/2025 [8]

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What this acquired cohort contains

49 distinct official alert references, published between 2014-04-04 and 2026-10-02. Counts describe the acquired reports, with no market denominator.

Report yearRecorded alerts
20144
20152
20183
20193
20202
20221
20239
20247
20259
20269

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.

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; 41 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.

  1. 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.

    Reported context: [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6], [7], [8]

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

    Useful evidence: Supply-chain responsibility map, applicable-law review, investigation scope and documented decision/communication workflow.

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Sources and data dates

Read the official document in context. The audit details identify the precise locators and preserved versions used for this page.

European Commission — published reference ↗

Report-2025-16 / 2025-04-18 · retrieved 2026-10-07

Audit details: precise locators and snapshot identifiers

Source key D18 · snapshot cc773021a679e13ec89fe3b809a006c1797ad0158336c3b63709ece92bdc24d3

  • [5] /Safety-Gate/notifications[21] (caseNumber=SR/01484/25; parser=safety-gate-weekly-xml-2) · record b4f8f5697692c2cdcc4ccd0728c9f86387c7ebd462b8a34f67a3db7b92596255
  • [6] /Safety-Gate/notifications[22] (caseNumber=SR/01444/25; parser=safety-gate-weekly-xml-2) · record ca5cb3301f74d8f8939c3af5e18c47744687769ec2b79f8ca9a0e7ceb9dda9ff

European Commission — published reference ↗

Report-2025-6 / 2025-02-07 · retrieved 2026-10-07

Audit details: precise locators and snapshot identifiers

Source key D18 · snapshot 2f058ddf79b52222018594d2c37b606ebd80bbe5082a623e710db3bb108cd23f

  • [7] /Safety-Gate/notifications[34] (caseNumber=SR/00547/25; parser=safety-gate-weekly-xml-2) · record e5a5fac8a5faa71baab51e4520a219e9766bfab66ee5104cf95fb1fbbfb60347
  • [8] /Safety-Gate/notifications[35] (caseNumber=SR/00552/25; parser=safety-gate-weekly-xml-2) · record 3cbfbe0b8561ce87e8f65e49b0040a627883d1513ea2ab5cd1574089c71c3e13

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