Coloured tattoo ink to be banned in the EU from next month
Coloured tattoo ink to be banned in the EU from next month
Many artists believe the ban will unfairly disadvantage them and their customers (Pictures: Getty Images)
Tattoo artists in the EU will not be allowed to use coloured ink from Tuesday, January 4, onwards.
The bloc’s Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) had 4,000 chemicals typically used in colourful tattoo ink outlawed last January.
The regulatory body said…