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Tattoo ink – World Famous Tattoo Ink “Vegas Green”

Serious risk Chemical

Published by Safety Gate 11 Oct 2018In the weekly report of 19 Oct 2018 (week 42, 2018)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 5 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Tattoo ink
Brand
World Famous Tattoo Ink (19 alerts)
Name
Vegas Green
Type / model
REF. WFVG1
Batch numbers
LOT. WFVG171702 BATCH. B16289 (official alert record)
Batch as notified
LOT. WFVG171702BATCH. B16289
Description
Plastic bottle with black cap containing dark green pigment.
Risk
The product contains the aromatic amine o-toluidine (measured value: 28 mg/kg).This aromatic amine can cause cancer. 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.
Measures
  • Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures · ordered on the importer · from 20 Aug 2018
Notifying country
Italy
Country of origin
United States
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/1517/18Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/1517/18Photo 3 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/1517/18Photo 4 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/1517/18
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Other alerts for World Famous Tattoo Ink

Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/1517/18
    European Commission, Safety Gaterecord fields marked “official alert record”: © European Union, CC BY 4.0; values listed separately here
  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2018-042 (XML)
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