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LIGHT GREEN — recall A12/00095/20

EU Safety Gate (RAPEX) · Italy · 2020-01-24 · Serious risk

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Agency
EU Safety Gate (RAPEX)
Recall identifier
A12/00095/20
Date of alert
2020-01-24
Country / jurisdiction
Italy
Risk level
Serious risk
Risk type
Chemical
Brand
INTENZE
Product category
Chemical products
Product type
Tattoo ink
Reported risk: The product contains the aromatic amines 3,3'-dichlorobenzidine 3,3'-dichlorobiphenyl-4,4'-ylenediamine and o-toluidine (measured values: 35 mg/kg and 34 mg/kg, respectively). These aromatic amines may cause cancer and dichlorbenzidine is also a skin sensitiser and could trigger allergic reactions.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.
Primary source: https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/10000210

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