Chemical

Tattoo ink

Skin Candy
Tattoo ink
Case number
0490/10
Category
Chemical products
Type / Model
Red, Lot: #SR23022300 Batch: 3.
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 (o-toluidine) 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 bottle containing the red pigment has a clear cap and a red and white label bearing images of three sweets with a red and white spiral design. Underneath these appear the name of the brand, “Skin Candy”, and the colour, “Red”.
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