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Tattoo ink – Yakuza Ink

Serious risk Chemical

Published by Safety Gate 13 May 2010In the weekly report of 14 May 2010 (week 19, 2010)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 6 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Tattoo ink
Brand
Yakuza Ink (2 alerts)
Type / model
1. Velvet Red, Batch: 10092008; 2. Velvet Yellow, Batch: 03102008; 3. Brilliant Orange, Batch: 03102008/60144*
Description
Unknown
Risk
The product poses a chemical risk because some azo dyes among the components of tattoo inks may release aromatic amines (toluidine and 2-methyl-5-nitroaniline) which are carcinogenic.
Measures
  • Sales ban, withdrawal from the market and recall from consumers ordered by the authorities
Notifying country
Italy
Country of origin
Unknown
Alert type
Consumer

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Other alerts for Yakuza Ink

Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0789/10
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2010-19 (XML)
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