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EU Safety Gate · Report-2015-022

BioTouch · Micro Pigment Cosmetic Color SUNSET

The product contains barium (measured values 62 mg/kg), zinc (measured values 102 mg/kg) and aniline (measured values 53 mg/kg). 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. It also recommends that the content of barium and zinc in tattoo inks does not exceed 50 mg/kg. The product does not comply with the national legislation.

Published
05 June 2015
Notifying authority
Sweden
Catalog checked
30 July 2026
What should you do?

Check the authority measure and original alert.

Open the original alert before further use and follow the measures stated there.

Official source alert
Safety Gate reference
A12/0671/15
Model
Sunset
Batch
000744
Category
Chemical products
Risk type
Chemical
Country of origin
United States

Red plastic bottle with micro pigment colour, height 7 cm. Contains 1/2 oz.