EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Chemical products
Tattoo ink Intenze “The Alex De Pase Series” — risk: chemical
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1847/19
Summary
The product contains the aromatic amines 4-methyl-m-phenylenediamine, o-anisidine (measured values: 13 mg/kg and 7 mg/kg, respectively) and an excessive amount of barium (measured value: 52 mg/kg). 4-methyl-m-phenylenediamine is a skin sensitiser and, as o-anisidine, may cause cancer. Barium can be easily absorbed and have toxic effects on the body impairing muscle, kidney and heart activity, leading to arrythmia…
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Product
Tattoo ink — Intenze
- Brand
- Intenze
- Name / model
- The Alex De Pase Series · Magenta
- Batch number(s)
- Lot SS265
- Category
- Chemical products
- 29,6 ml of magenta tattoo ink in a transparent plastic bottle fitted with a dispensing nozzle and a screw-top. The product was also sold online.
What is the risk?
- The product contains the aromatic amines 4-methyl-m-phenylenediamine, o-anisidine (measured values: 13 mg/kg and 7 mg/kg, respectively) and an excessive amount of barium (measured value: 52 mg/kg). 4-methyl-m-phenylenediamine is a skin sensitiser and, as o-anisidine, may cause cancer. Barium can be easily absorbed and have toxic effects on the body impairing muscle, kidney and heart activity, leading to arrythmia, paralysis or gastrointestinal alterations.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 and that barium does not exceed 50 mg/kg.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: DistributorCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: 19/11/2019
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: 15/10/2019
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Warning consumers of the risks
- Date of entry into force: 15/10/2019
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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