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A12/0565/18

Tattoo ink

Eternal Ink · BUMBLE BEE

Country of origin
United States
Notifying country
Italy
Counterfeit
Yes
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What is the danger

The product contains the aromatic amine toluidine (measured values: 29 mg/kg).

Requirements breached

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: ImporterIn force from: 9 February 2018

Product

Description
30 ml bottle of yellow pigment
Brand
Eternal Ink
Batch
Batch: 17.12.14

Original source

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

Alert number
A12/0565/18 ↗
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Notification A12/0505/18 from Report-2018-014 has been permanently withdrawn from the website as it concerns the same recall notified in notification A12/0169/18. Notification A12/0491/18 from Report-2018-014 has been permanently withdrawn from the website as it concerns the same recall notified in notification A12/0399/18

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