World Famous Tattoo Ink · Vegas Green

The product contains the aromatic amine o-toluidine (measured value: 28 mg/kg). This aromatic amine can 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.

Published: 19 October 2018
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: 20/08/2018

Official source alert

Product identification

Safety Gate reference: A12/1517/18
Model: REF. WFVG1
Batch: LOT. WFVG171702BATCH. B16289

Classification

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

Product description

Plastic bottle with black cap containing dark green pigment.