
Tattoo ink
BioTouch · Micro Pigment Cosmetic Color SUNSET
- Country of origin
- United States
- Notifying country
- Sweden
Requirements breached
The product contains barium (measured values 62 mg/kg), zinc (measured values 102 mg/kg) and aniline (measured values 53 mg/kg). 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. It also recommends that the content of barium and zinc in tattoo inks does not exceed 50 mg/kg. The product does not comply with the national legislation.
Product
- Description
- Red plastic bottle with micro pigment colour, height 7 cm. Contains 1/2 oz.
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- Model / type
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Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/0671/15 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2015-022
- Published
- 20 May 2015
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