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0507/10

Tattoo ink

Starbrite2

Country of origin
United States
Notifying country
Italy
Counterfeit
No
Sold online
No
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What is the danger

The product poses a chemical risk because some azo dyes among the components of tattoo inks may release aromatic amines (o-toluidine, anisidine, 3,3‘-dichlorobenzidine) 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
'Brite Orange': transparent plastic bottle. The transparent plastic cap with black base has a smaller orange cap. The front section of the white label bears the trade name 'Starbrite 2' in red. There is a yellow sun underneath the S. The words 'The next generation' are in black below the trade name. Below that, in orange, is the name of the ink, 'Brite Orange' and the wording '1OZ'. 'Bubble Gum': transparent plastic bottle. Black plastic cap. The front section of the white label bears the trade name 'Starbrite 2' in red. There is a yellow sun underneath the S. The words 'The next generation' are in black below the trade name. Below that, in pink, is the name of the ink, 'Bubble Gum Pink' and the wording '2OZ'.
Brand
Starbrite2
Model / type
Lime green: Lot LG72046 batch: 3; Brite Orange: Lot BO30010 batch: 4; Bubble Gum: Lot BP40022 batch: 5.

Original source

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

Alert number
0507/10 ↗
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.

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