Tattoo ink

What is the danger

The product contains the aromatic amines o-anisidine and 4-methyl-m-phenylenediamine (measured values: 6.2 mg/kg and 0.77 mg/kg, respectively) and an excessive amount of barium and nickel (measured values: 1200 mg/kg and 2.8 mg/kg, respectively) as well as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)(measured total value: 1.3 mg/kg).

Requirements breached

4-methyl-m-phenylenediamine is a skin sensitiser and, as o-anisidine and PAHs, may cause cancer. Barium can be easily absorbed and have toxic effects on the body impairing muscle, kidney and heart activity, leading to arrythmia, paralysis or gastrointestinal alterations. Nickel can cause skin irritation, induce sensitisation or elicit allergic responses. 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 and that PAHs do not exceed 0.5 mg/kg, barium 50 mg/kg and nickel as low as technically achievable.

Measures taken

1. Withdrawal of the product from the market Voluntary measuresTaken by: RetailerIn force from: 24 October 2019

Product

Description

16 ml of yellow tattoo ink.

Packaging

The product is sold in a transparent plastic bottle with dispensing nozzle and screw cap.

Brand

Tina Davies

Model / type

2 BlondeREF: PBTDBL 1/2

Barcode

00815579028849

Batch

Batch: B20209Best By: 08/28/21LOT: PBTDBL181508