LOS ANGELES, Sept. 22, - A California Superior Court judge, citing health risks of lead and arsenic in tattoo inks, has ordered two major tattoo-ink manufacturers to carry warning labels.
The preliminary injunction granted by Judge Irving Feffer also requires Huck Spaulding Enterprises of New York and Superior Tattoo Equipment of Phoenix to carry the labels in their catalogs and on their Internet sites aimed at California customers.
The warning, Judge Feffer said, must tell customers that tattoo inks and pigments contain heavy metals, including lead and arsenic, which have been "scientifically determined by the State of California to cause cancer or birth defects and other reproductive harm."
The labels must also advise pregnant women or those of childbearing age to consult with their doctors before getting a tattoo, he ruled.
Details here from MedPage Today.