Tattoo ink
Eternal Ink
- Case number
- A12/0166/16
- Category
- Chemical products
- Type / Model
- CI 12475
- Batch
- batch 24.10.14, expiry 24.10.2017
- Audience
- Consumer
- Notifying country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Country of origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Published
- 2016-02-19
⚠️ Risk
null The product contains the aromatic amines o-toluidine (measured value 92 mg/kg), 2.4-diaminotoluene (measured value 2780 mg/kg) and 2-methyl-5-nitroaniline (measured value 46 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: 21/01/2016