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Eternal Ink NUCLEAR GREEN tattoo ink — chemical risk (A12/1516/18)

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalOct 19, 2018
Photo from the official notice: Eternal Ink NUCLEAR GREEN tattoo ink — chemical risk (A12/1516/18)

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

Hazard

The product contains the aromatic amines o-anisidine (measured value: 17 mg/kg) and o-toluidine (measured value: 53mg/kg). These 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.

Measures taken

  • Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures — Importer (20/08/2018)

Product description

Plastic bottle with black cap containing 30 ml of green pigment.

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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