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EU Safety Gate · Report-2014-043

Eternal Ink · Bumble Bee

The product poses a chemical risk because it contains the Aromatic Amines o-toluidine above the permitted level (measured value: 119 mg/kg). According to the Council of Europe Resolution ResAP (2008) on requirements and criteria for the safety of tattoos and permanent make-up’ o-toluidine with cancerogenic effects, should neither be present in tattoos and PMU products nor released from azo-colourants.

Published
31 October 2014
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: Other. Category of measure(s): Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures. Date of entry into force: 26/09/2014

Official source alert
Safety Gate reference
A12/1718/14
Model
CI 21095, CI 77891
Batch
Batch No: 03.12.13
Category
Chemical products
Risk type
Chemical
Country of origin
United States

30 ml. bottle of yellow pigment, indicating the brand, batch and expiry date.