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0506/10

Tattoo ink

Starbrite2

Country of origin
United States
Notifying country
Italy
Counterfeit
No
Sold online
No
Open the alert on the European Commission website ↗

What is the danger

The product poses a chemical risk because some azo dyes among the components of tattoo inks may release aromatic amines (anisidine) which are carcinogenic.

Measures taken

  1. Sales ban, withdrawal from the market and recall from consumers ordered by the authorities. Compulsory measuresTaken by: Other

Product

Description
The ink container is in transparent plastic with a nozzle closed by a red cap. The brand name "Starbrite 2" appears in red on the white label on the front of the bottle. On the background behind the letter "S" there is a picture of a yellow sun. Beneath the brand name in black are the words "The next generation". Below that, in red, is the name of the ink, "Scarlet Red", and in black “2OZ”.
Brand
Starbrite2
Model / type
Scarlet Red, Lot: SR92009; batch: 5.

Original source

Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.

Alert number
0506/10 ↗
Weekly report
Report-2010-11
Published
18 March 2010
Corrigendum
Corrigendum Notification 0309/10 from report 8 of 2010 has been removed following additional information on the risk assessment provided by the French authorities.

© European Union, Safety Gate · https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/-16791

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