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A12/0605/19

Tattoo ink

World Famous Tattoo Ink · Green Beret

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-anisidine (measured value: 9 mg/kg).

Requirements breached

This aromatic amine 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.

Measures taken

  1. Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures Compulsory measuresTaken by: DistributorIn force from: 18 March 2019

Product

Description
Transparent plastic bottle containing 30 ml of green tattoo ink with black dispensing cap.
Brand
World Famous Tattoo Ink
Batch
Batch: WFGB161801

Original source

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

Alert number
A12/0605/19 ↗
Weekly report
Report-2019-015
Published
5 April 2019

© European Union, Safety Gate · https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/361781

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