Chemical

Tattoo ink

Starbrite2
Tattoo ink
Case number
0506/10
Category
Chemical products
Type / Model
Scarlet Red, Lot: SR92009; batch: 5.
Audience
Consumer
Notifying country
🇮🇹 Italy
Country of origin
🇺🇸 United States
Published
2010-03-19

⚠️ Risk

The product poses a chemical risk because some azo dyes among the components of tattoo inks may release aromatic amines (anisidine) which are carcinogenic.

Measures

Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Sales ban, withdrawal from the market and recall from consumers ordered by the authorities.Date of entry into force: Unknown

The ink container is in transparent plastic with a nozzle closed by a red cap. The brand name "Starbrite 2" appears in red on the white label on the front of the bottle. On the background behind the letter "S" there is a picture of a yellow sun. Beneath the brand name in black are the words "The next generation". Below that, in red, is the name of the ink, "Scarlet Red", and in black “2OZ”.
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