Tattoo ink
Biotouch USA · Pure Bright Red
- Country of origin
- United States
- Notifying country
- Sweden
- Sold online
- No
What is the danger
The product contains the aromatic amine 4-methyl-m-phenylenediamine (measured value 4.3 mg/kg).
Requirements breached
4-methyl-m-phenylenediamine may cause cancer, is suspected of causing genetic defects and damaging fertility. 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 sensitizing properties should neither be present in tattoos and permanent make-up products nor released from azo-colorants. The product does not comply with the national legislation
Measures taken
- Withdrawal of the product from the market Voluntary measuresTaken by: ImporterIn force from: 26 December 2017
Product
- Description
- Small 3 ml container
- Brand
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/0563/18 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2018-016
- Published
- 13 April 2018
- Corrigendum
- Notification A12/0505/18 from Report-2018-014 has been permanently withdrawn from the website as it concerns the same recall notified in notification A12/0169/18. Notification A12/0491/18 from Report-2018-014 has been permanently withdrawn from the website as it concerns the same recall notified in notification A12/0399/18
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