EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Chemical products
Tattoo ink Starbrite “Unknown” — risk: chemical
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0644/14
Summary
null The product poses a chemical risk because it contains aromatic amine o- anisidine (CAS n° 90-04-0) which is classified as carcinogenic, mutagenic, toxic and sensitising (measured value: 8.3 mg/kg). According to the Council of Europe Resolution ResAP (2008) on requirements and criteria for the safety of tattoos and permanent make-up' o-ansidine should not be present in tattoo ink.
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Product
Tattoo ink — Starbrite
- Brand
- Starbrite
- Name / model
- Unknown · Scarlet Red
- Batch number(s)
- Batch SR74247
- Category
- Chemical products
- Red bottle with white label showing the brand, lot and expiry date.
What is the risk?
- null The product poses a chemical risk because it contains aromatic amine o- anisidine (CAS n° 90-04-0) which is classified as carcinogenic, mutagenic, toxic and sensitising (measured value: 8.3 mg/kg). According to the Council of Europe Resolution ResAP (2008) on requirements and criteria for the safety of tattoos and permanent make-up' o-ansidine should not be present in tattoo ink.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures
- Date of entry into force: 11/04/2014
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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