EU Safety Gate · Report-2010-11
Starbrite2 · Tattoo ink
The product poses a chemical risk because some azo dyes among the components of tattoo inks may release aromatic amines (o-toluidine, anisidine, 3,3‘-dichlorobenzidine) 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
- 0507/10
- Model
- Lime green: Lot LG72046 batch: 3; Brite Orange: Lot BO30010 batch: 4; Bubble Gum: Lot BP40022 batch: 5.
Classification
- Category
- Chemical products
- Risk type
- Chemical
- Country of origin
- United States
Product description
'Brite Orange': transparent plastic bottle. The transparent plastic cap with black base has a smaller orange cap. The front section of the white label bears the trade name 'Starbrite 2' in red. There is a yellow sun underneath the S. The words 'The next generation' are in black below the trade name. Below that, in orange, is the name of the ink, 'Brite Orange' and the wording '1OZ'. 'Bubble Gum': transparent plastic bottle. Black plastic cap. The front section of the white label bears the trade name 'Starbrite 2' in red. There is a yellow sun underneath the S. The words 'The next generation' are in black below the trade name. Below that, in pink, is the name of the ink, 'Bubble Gum Pink' and the wording '2OZ'.