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Eternal Ink Tangerine tattoo ink — chemical risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalOct 31, 2014
Photo from the official notice: Eternal Ink Tangerine tattoo ink — chemical risk
Photo from the official notice: Eternal Ink Tangerine tattoo ink — chemical risk

Photos from the official notice: EU Safety Gate (European Commission) · image rights

Hazard

The product poses a chemical risk because it contains aromatic amines 2-Methyl-5-nitroaniline and 2,4-Diaminotoluene above the permitted levels (measured values: 41 mg/kg and 377 mg/kg). According to the Council of Europe Resolution ResAP (2008) on requirements and criteria for the safety of tattoos and permanent make-up’ these aromatic amines with cancerogenic effects, should neither be present in tattoos and PMU products nor released from azo-colourants.

Measures taken

  • Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures — Other (26/09/2014)

Product description

30 ml. bottle of tangerine/orange-coloured pigment, indicating the brand, batch and expiry date.

What should I do?

If you own this product, stop using it and check the official notice for what the seller or authority advises (return, refund, repair or disposal). Measures listed here were reported by national authorities to the EU Safety Gate system.

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