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EU Safety Gate · Report-2018-016

Eternal Ink · Cocoa Bean

The product contains the aromatic amines aniline (measured value: 6.1 mg/kg) and 4-methyl-m-phenylenediamine (measured value: 396 mg/kg) Aniline may cause genetic defects and cancer and allergic skin reactions. 4-methyl-m-phenylenediamine may cause cancer. 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
20 April 2018
Notifying authority
Sweden
Catalog checked
30 July 2026
What should you do?

Check the authority measure and original alert.

Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Distributor. Category of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market. Date of entry into force: 09/01/2018

Official source alert
Safety Gate reference
A12/0569/18
Batch
LOT 16446
Category
Chemical products
Risk type
Chemical
Country of origin
United States

Plastic container - height about 8 cm