Golden Rose · Dark coffee; chocolate

The products contain nickel ("dark coffee" measured value 51.8 mg/kg and "chocolate" measured value 48.2 mg/kg). Nickel can cause skin irritation and induce sensitisation or elicit allergic responses. The Council of Europe Resolution ResAP (2008)1 on requirements and criteria for the safety of tattoos and permanent make-up, recommends that the content of nickeI in tattoo inks be as low as technically achievable. The product does not comply with national legislation.

Published: 29 July 2016
Notifying authority: Germany
Catalog checked: 30 July 2026

What should you do?

Check the authority measure and original alert.

Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: Other. Category of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market. Date of entry into force: 29/06/2016

Official source alert

Product identification

Safety Gate reference: A12/0892/16
Model: J01-01-13

Classification

Category: Chemical products
Risk type: Chemical
Country of origin: United States

Product description

Brown suspension in a printed, labelled glass bottle with a white plastic lid; labelling of the bottle in golden letters framed by an ova. Two bottles from two containers are concerned; each container comprises 12 different colours.