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Tattoo ink – Starbrite “Unknown”

Serious risk Chemical

Published by Safety Gate 29 Apr 2014In the weekly report of 9 May 2014 (week 18, 2014)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 3 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Tattoo ink
Brand
Starbrite (3 alerts)
Name
Unknown
Type / model
Scarlet Red
Batch
Batch SR74247
Description
Red bottle with white label showing the brand, lot and expiry date.
Risk
null The product poses a chemical risk because it contains aromatic amine o- anisidine (CAS n° 90-04-0) which is classified as carcinogenic, mutagenic, toxic and sensitising (measured value: 8.3 mg/kg). According to the Council of Europe Resolution ResAP (2008) on requirements and criteria for the safety of tattoos and permanent make-up' o-ansidine should not be present in tattoo ink.
Measures
  • Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures · from 11 Apr 2014
Notifying country
Italy
Country of origin
United States
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/0644/14
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/0644/14
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2014-018 (XML)
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