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Tattoo ink – Eternal Ink “Bumble Bee”

Serious risk Chemical

Published by Safety Gate 24 Oct 2014In the weekly report of 31 Oct 2014 (week 43, 2014)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 3 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Tattoo ink
Brand
Eternal Ink (73 alerts)
Name
Bumble Bee
Type / model
CI 21095, CI 77891
Batch
Batch No: 03.12.13
Description
30 ml. bottle of yellow pigment, indicating the brand, batch and expiry date.
Risk
null The product poses a chemical risk because it contains the Aromatic Amines o-toluidine above the permitted level (measured value: 119 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-toluidine with cancerogenic effects, should neither be present in tattoos and PMU products nor released from azo-colourants.
Measures
  • Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures · from 26 Sep 2014
Notifying country
Italy
Country of origin
United States
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/1718/14Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/1718/14
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/1718/14
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2014-043 (XML)
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