Rico Ana María Blass
European Commission, Justice and Consumers Directorate General Unit Product and Service Safety, Brussels, Belgium.
Curr Probl Dermatol. 2015;48:206-9. doi: 10.1159/000369229. Epub 2015 Mar 26.
The number of tattooed persons has been continuously increasing in the last few years, particularly in the younger population. At the same time, the possibility of purchasing tattoo inks online is easier than ever worldwide. Consumers are not always sufficiently aware of the possible health problems associated with this 'cool fashion' if hygiene conditions are not respected and/or if the injected mixtures contain dangerous chemicals. Concerns about the possible health risks associated with such practices arise from the absence of a clear legislative framework, the lack of proper risk assessment of the chemicals used, and non-harmonised or missing hygiene and purity requirements, among other factors. There is a general consensus among all active stakeholders that EU harmonised rules would help to ensure a consistent high level of protection of consumers across the EU.
在过去几年中，纹身人群数量持续增长，尤其是在年轻人群体中。与此同时，在全球范围内，在线购买纹身墨水比以往任何时候都更容易。如果卫生条件得不到遵守和/或注射的混合物含有危险化学品，消费者并不总是充分意识到这种“酷时尚”可能带来的健康问题。对这种做法可能带来的健康风险的担忧源于缺乏明确的立法框架、对所用化学品缺乏适当的风险评估，以及卫生和纯度要求不统一或缺失等因素。所有活跃的利益相关者普遍达成共识，即欧盟统一规则将有助于确保在整个欧盟范围内为消费者提供一致的高水平保护。
