EU Safety Gate · Report-2018-002
Eternal Ink · Ruby Red
The product contains the aromatic amines o-toluidine (measured value: 17 mg/kg) and 2-methyl-5-nitroaniline (measured value: 9.4 mg/kg). 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. The product does not comply with the national legislation.
- Published
- 12 January 2018
- 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: Importer. Category of measure(s): Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures. Date of entry into force: 05/12/2017
Official source alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- A12/0008/18
- Batch
- Batch Number 28.11.2014
Classification
- Category
- Chemical products
- Risk type
- Chemical
- Country of origin
- United States
Product description
30-ml bottle of red pigment