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Tattoo ink – Eternal Ink “Light Red”

Serious risk Chemical

Published by Safety Gate 9 Feb 2016In the weekly report of 19 Feb 2016 (week 7, 2016)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked just nowSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Tattoo ink
Brand
Eternal Ink (73 alerts)
Name
Light Red
Type / model
CI 12475
Batch
batch 24.10.14, expiry 24.10.2017
Description
30 ml bottle with red pigment.
Risk
null The product contains the aromatic amines o-toluidine (measured value 92 mg/kg), 2.4-diaminotoluene (measured value 2780 mg/kg) and 2-methyl-5-nitroaniline (measured value 46 mg/kg). Aromatic Amines can cause cancer, cell mutations and affect reproduction.The Council of Europe Resolution ResAP (2008)1 on requirements and criteria for the safety of tattoos and permanent make-up, recommends that aromatic amines with carcinogenic, mutagenic, reprotoxic or sensitising properties should neither be present in tattoos and permanent make-up products nor released from azo-colourants. The product does not comply with the national legislation.
Measures
  • Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures · from 21 Jan 2016
Notifying country
Italy
Country of origin
United States
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/0166/16Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/0166/16
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/0166/16
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2016-007 (XML)
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