Please note that the links provided do not constitute, and are not intended to serve as, an exhaustive list. Inclusion, or non-inclusion, of specific websites does not imply that they are endorsed, or not endorsed, by IARC in any other way than their potential usefulness for World Wide Web cancer information searchers.
- European Society of Tattoo and Pigment Research (ESTP). The ESTP is the international society for all research related to tattoos and permanent make-up. The website has information on legislation and upcoming events and provides useful practical information for tattoo artists. You can also subscribe to their newsletter, which summarizes the latest publications about 2–3 times per year.
- Website of Dr Ines Schreiver, who leads the world’s only research group 100% dedicated to dermato-toxicological research on tattoos, hosted by the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment in Berlin, Germany. The website gives an overview of past and current projects of Dr Schreiver’s group.
- Current EU regulation of substances used in tattoo and permanent make-up inks under Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH)
- Webinar about the European REACH regulation on tattoos and permanent make-up inks by the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)
- Website on tattoos of the United States Food and Drug Administration, including a fact sheet on the current legal situation regarding tattoo inks in the USA
- Link to the download page of the final report of the European Commission Joint Research Centre expert meetings in 2015–2016 to assess the safety of tattoos and permanent make-up