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Tattoo ink – Starbrite2

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 just nowSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Tattoo ink
Brand
Starbrite2 (3 alerts)
Type / model
Lime green: Lot LG72046 batch: 3; Brite Orange: Lot BO30010 batch: 4; Bubble Gum: Lot BP40022 batch: 5.
Description
'Brite Orange': transparent plastic bottle. The transparent plastic cap with black base has a smaller orange cap. The front section of the white label bears the trade name 'Starbrite 2' in red. There is a yellow sun underneath the S. The words 'The next generation' are in black below the trade name. Below that, in orange, is the name of the ink, 'Brite Orange' and the wording '1OZ'. 'Bubble Gum': transparent plastic bottle. Black plastic cap. The front section of the white label bears the trade name 'Starbrite 2' in red. There is a yellow sun underneath the S. The words 'The next generation' are in black below the trade name. Below that, in pink, is the name of the ink, 'Bubble Gum Pink' and the wording '2OZ'.
Risk
The product poses a chemical risk because some azo dyes among the components of tattoo inks may release aromatic amines (o-toluidine, anisidine, 3,3‘-dichlorobenzidine) 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 0507/10Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0507/10
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Other alerts for Starbrite2

Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0507/10
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2010-11 (XML)
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