World Famous Tattoo Ink · Great Wall Yello

The product contains the aromatic amine o-toluidine (measured value 70 mg/kg). These 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.

Published: 19 April 2019
Notifying authority: Italy
Catalog checked: 30 July 2026

What should you do?

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: 27/03/2019

Official source alert

Product identification

Safety Gate reference: A12/0628/19
Model: Colour Index 21095, ref WFGWY1/2, Batch 20205
Batch: WFGWY172711, expiry date of 11/29/20

Classification

Category: Chemical products
Risk type: Chemical
Country of origin: United States

Product description

Transparent plastic bottle with a black cap containing tattoo ink, with labelling also in Spanish, French and German.