Hygiene Quality Label (HQ-Label)

For companies operating in tattooing, permanent make-up, and associated practices

The HQ Label was established in 2006 by the professional associations in collaboration with the then Federal Office of Public Health (BAG) and serves as Switzerland’s distinctive quality mark for hygiene in these industries.

The HQ Label is awarded exclusively by the professional associations and is subject to a biennial follow-up inspection, which ensures that businesses comply with legal requirements as well as the guidelines for good practice and meet the set standards. Among other criteria, applicants for the HQ Label—or their representatives—must have completed the hygiene course mandated by the professional associations.