Tattoo ink
Eternal Ink
- Case number
- A12/0483/16
- Category
- Chemical products
- Type / Model
- Solid Gold
- Batch
- batch 20.07.15; production date 2015.08.20; expiry date 2018.07.20
- Audience
- Consumer
- Notifying country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Country of origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Published
- 2016-04-22
⚠️ Risk
null The product contains the aromatic amine o-toluidine (measured value 48 mg/kg). 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
Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measuresDate of entry into force: 18/03/2016