Recently, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) became aware of a
problem after testing inks in home use tattoo kits marketed by White and
Blue Lion, Inc. FDA has confirmed bacterial contamination in unopened
bottles of the company’s inks.
According to Linda Katz, M.D.,
M.P.H., director of FDA’s Office of Cosmetics and Colors, using these
inks for tattoos could cause infection. “FDA has confirmed one case of
skin infection involving a consumer that used this company’s tattoo
products,” Katz says, “and we are aware of other reports linked to
tattoo products with similar packaging.”
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