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Tattoo ink – Skin Candy

Serious risk Chemical

Published by Safety Gate 18 Mar 2010In the weekly report of 19 Mar 2010 (week 11, 2010)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 7 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Tattoo ink
Brand
Skin Candy
Type / model
Red, Lot: #SR23022300 Batch: 3.
Description
The bottle containing the red pigment has a clear cap and a red and white label bearing images of three sweets with a red and white spiral design. Underneath these appear the name of the brand, “Skin Candy”, and the colour, “Red”.
Risk
The product poses a chemical risk because some azo dyes among the components of tattoo inks may release aromatic amines (o-toluidine) which are carcinogenic.
Measures
  • Sales ban, withdrawal from the market and recall from consumers ordered by the authorities
Notifying country
Italy
Country of origin
United States
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0490/10
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0490/10
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2010-11 (XML)
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