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 labels must also advise pregnant women or those of childbearing age to consult with their doctors before getting a tattoo, he ruled.
"The judge saw this as an important issue, and issued the injunction to move the case along," said Deborah Sivas, president of the American Environmental Safety Institute in Palo Alto, Calif.
