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A12/0483/16

Tattoo ink

Eternal Ink · Solid Gold

Country of origin
United States
Notifying country
Italy
Counterfeit
No
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Requirements breached

The product contains the aromatic amine o-toluidine (measured value 48 mg/kg). Aromatic Amines can cause cancer, cell mutations and affect reproduction. 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. The product does not comply with the national legislation.

Measures taken

  1. Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures Compulsory measuresTaken by: OtherIn force from: 18 March 2016

Product

Description
Plastic bottle containing 30 ml of yellow ink.
Brand
Eternal Ink
Model / type
Solid Gold
Batch
batch 20.07.15; production date 2015.08.20; expiry date 2018.07.20

Original source

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

Alert number
A12/0483/16 ↗
Weekly report
Report-2016-016
Published
15 April 2016
Corrigendum
Notification A12/0427/16 published in report n°14 of 08/04/2016 has been updated at the request of the notifying authority in order to clarify that the product is counterfeit. Information on product identification (brand, product name) in notification A12/0394/16, published in report n° 13, has been updated upon request of the notifying authorities.

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