Eternal Ink tattoo ink: banned chemical and missing allergy warnings
The blue tattoo ink, 30 ml, contains diethylene glycol monobutyl ether (DEGBE), which is prohibited and may cause damage to the reproductive system, and it lacks key warnings about nickel and methylisothiazolinone, which can cause allergic reactions.
What to do
Measure taken: Removal of this product listing by the online marketplace (economic operator: Other), in force from 18/09/2025.
Note from Recalled Today: If you own this product, stop using it and contact the seller.
Image: Safety Gate (European Commission)
Image: Safety Gate (European Commission)
Notice details
- Product
- Tattoo ink
- Company
- Eternal Ink
- Hazard
- The tattoo transfers contain diethylene glycol monobutyl ether (DEGBE), which is prohibited in these types of products. DEGBE may cause damage to the reproductive system. 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.
- Class or risk level
- Serious risk
- Notifying country
- France
- Countries that reacted
- Poland
- Identifiers
- Alert number: SR/03611/25
- Model or type: TRUE BLUE
- Batch number: K100721
- Barcode: 630148856896
- Measure in force since
- 18/09/2025
- Published on Safety Gate
- November 7, 2025
- Listed on Recalled Today
- November 7, 2025
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Official notice
The notice's own wording from Safety Gate.
Eternal Ink Tattoo ink (Eternal Ink)
- Product
- Product: Tattoo ink Name: Eternal Ink Brand: Eternal Ink Description: Blue tattoo ink, 30 ml. Product sold online, in particular via eBay, Amazon and Allegro.
- Risk
- Risk type: Chemical The tattoo transfers contain diethylene glycol monobutyl ether (DEGBE), which is prohibited in these types of products. DEGBE may cause damage to the reproductive system. 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.
- Measures taken
- Removal of this product listing by the online marketplace (economic operator: Other), in force from 18/09/2025 Removal of this product listing by the online marketplace (economic operator: Other), in force from 31/10/2025 Removal of this product listing by the online marketplace (economic operator: Other), in force from 31/10/2025
- Country of origin
- United States
Source: European Commission, Safety Gate (CC BY 4.0); summary edited by Recalled Today CC BY 4.0 · Safety Gate
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