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A12/1517/18

Tattoo ink

World Famous Tattoo Ink · Vegas Green

Country of origin
United States
Notifying country
Italy
Counterfeit
No
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What is the danger

The product contains the aromatic amine o-toluidine (measured value: 28 mg/kg). This aromatic amine can cause cancer.

Requirements breached

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.

Measures taken

  1. Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures Compulsory measuresTaken by: ImporterIn force from: 20 August 2018

Product

Description
Plastic bottle with black cap containing dark green pigment.
Brand
World Famous Tattoo Ink
Model / type
REF. WFVG1
Batch
LOT. WFVG171702 BATCH. B16289

Original source

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

Alert number
A12/1517/18 ↗
Weekly report
Report-2018-042
Published
11 October 2018

© European Union, Safety Gate · https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/331398

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