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Eternal Ink Lightning Yellow tattoo ink — chemical risk (A12/0347/16)

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalMar 25, 2016
Photo from the official notice: Eternal Ink Lightning Yellow tattoo ink — chemical risk (A12/0347/16)
Photo from the official notice: Eternal Ink Lightning Yellow tattoo ink — chemical risk (A12/0347/16)
Photo from the official notice: Eternal Ink Lightning Yellow tattoo ink — chemical risk (A12/0347/16)

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

Hazard

The product contains the aromatic amines o-anisidine and o-toluidine (measured value 24 mg/kg and 31 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 taken

  • Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures — Other (08/02/2016)

Product description

Tattoo ink supplied in a 30 ml bottle indicating brand, lot 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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