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A12/0570/18

Tattoo ink

Eternal Ink · Dark Red

Country of origin
United States
Notifying country
Sweden
Sold online
Yes
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What is the danger

The product contains the aromatic amine 4-methyl-m-phenylenediamine (measured value 2.0 mg/kg).

Requirements breached

4-methyl-m-phenylenediamine may cause cancer. 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

  1. Withdrawal of the product from the market Voluntary measuresTaken by: DistributorIn force from: 31 January 2018

Product

Description
Plastic container height about 8 cm
Brand
Eternal Ink
Batch
X-142

Original source

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

Alert number
A12/0570/18 ↗
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Notification A12/0505/18 from Report-2018-014 has been permanently withdrawn from the website as it concerns the same recall notified in notification A12/0169/18. Notification A12/0491/18 from Report-2018-014 has been permanently withdrawn from the website as it concerns the same recall notified in notification A12/0399/18

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