Heavy Metals and PFAS Found at Test in Adhesive Tattoos for Children
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A Greenpeace lab test found that several sticker tattoos for children contained problematic chemicals. The organization is calling for stricter EU regulations.
Greenpeace and the Arbeiterkammer Oberösterreich have tested adhesive tattoos for children for chemicals. The result: 13 of the 15 tested products are not recommended. The laboratory showed 31, partly in the EU prohibited chemicals such as plasticizers, heavy metals and PFAS. Although individual legal limit values are met, there was no protection against the "combined chemical cocktail", it was said in a dispatch of the organizations. In a singl…
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Tiroler Tageszeitung OnlineThe laboratory also demonstrated banned chemicals and hormonally effective plasticizers. Greenpeace calls for stricter chemical rules. The Ministry wants to check the results
A test carried out by Greenpeace and the OÖ Chamber of Labour showed 31 chemicals, some of which were banned in the EU, such as plasticizers, heavy metals and PFAS.
Temporary tattoos are popular with children. The usually colorful images are stuck to the skin and then last for a few days. They are easy to remove. Now, the ingredients in these temporary tattoos have been tested. Greenpeace and the Upper Austrian Chamber of Labor commissioned the test. The test results were poor.
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Salzburger NachrichtenGreenpeace and the Arbeiterkammer Oberösterreich have tested adhesive tattoos for children for chemicals. The result: 13 of the 15 tested products are not recommended. The laboratory showed 31, partly in the EU forbidden chemicals such as plasticizers, heavy metals as well as PFAS. Although individual legal limits are met, there is no protection against the combined chemical cocktail, [...]
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