Serious riskSerious risk
EU Safety Gate · Report-2010-11
Skin Candy · Tattoo ink
The product poses a chemical risk because some azo dyes among the components of tattoo inks may release aromatic amines (o-toluidine) which are carcinogenic.
- Published
- 19 March 2010
- Notifying authority
- Italy
- Catalog checked
- 30 July 2026
Check the authority measure and original alert.
Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: Other. Category of measure(s): Sales ban, withdrawal from the market and recall from consumers ordered by the authorities.. Date of entry into force: Unknown
Official source alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- 0490/10
- Model
- Red, Lot: #SR23022300 Batch: 3.
- Check-digit validated barcodes
- 23022300
Classification
- Category
- Chemical products
- Risk type
- Chemical
- Country of origin
- United States
Product description
The bottle containing the red pigment has a clear cap and a red and white label bearing images of three sweets with a red and white spiral design. Underneath these appear the name of the brand, “Skin Candy”, and the colour, “Red”.