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Colorants in transferable picture tattoos for the skin
2 Sample Collection
2.1 Market survey
2.2 Legislation
2.3 Labelling check
2.4 Samples for the analysis of colorants
2.1 Market survey
A large number of retail shops were visited to find transferable picture tattoos. Thus, the possibility of buying picture tattoos in supermarkets, hobby shops, toy shops, shops for children articles, general
merchants and hardware shops, book shops, kiosks, amusement parks, camping sites and some special shops was envisaged. The shops, especially in Copenhagen and Roskilde areas were visited. In the
supermarkets and kiosks, the food and other products were looked at carefully to find out, if picture tattoos were attached to certain products, or sold separately. Furthermore, the availability of picture
tattoos was enquired in all shops. The market survey revealed that picture tattoos for children are attached to certain products during specific campaigns.
Traders of picture tattoos were also searched on the internet, search: tattoo and tattooing. Hundreds of homepages were found that provided information on various types of tattoos and tattoo articles,
network of persons with tattoos, workshops for permanent tattooing, sale of various articles for tattooing, tattoo stencils, stickers and transferable picture tattoos. On the Internet, no Danish trader was found
with information on and sale of transferable picture tattoos.
2.2 Legislation
Picture tattoos are applied to the skin for the decoration of the body. The tattoo stickers are in contact with the skin and are used for changing the appearance of the body. For this reason they are regarded
as cosmetic products according to § 3 of the Danish Statutory Order on Cosmetic Products. Picture tattoos are thus covered by Statutory Order on Cosmetic Products. The marketed cosmetics in Denmark
including picture tattoos must comply with the Danish Statutory Order on Cosmetic Products/EU Cosmetic Directive. Therefore, the picture tattoos should contain only those colorants that are listed in
Annex IV of the Cosmetic Directive and under the conditions as laid down in the Annex IV. Furthermore, requirements concerning the content of other ingredients, according to the Cosmetic Directive,
should also be fulfilled by the picture tattoos marketed in Denmark/EU. Among other requirements is the labelling of complete ingredients list of the cosmetic products. This means that the picture tattoos
should also be labelled for the complete ingredient list, including the colour content, according to chapter 3 of the Danish Statutory Order on Cosmetic Products (4).
2.3 Labelling check
The purchased picture tattoos as well as the products with attached picture tattoos are described in Table 1. Other tattoo products (use of which may resemble that of picture tattoos) used for body
decoration are also described in the Table 1. Most of the products are bought in retail outlets, kiosks and special shops. Some products are bought in an amusement park, and at a camping site. One of the
picture tattoos, which was attached to a Swedish comic magazine, is also included in the Table 1. Picture tattoos attached to comic magazines were not found in Denmark, in the period April-July 2004.
Information on the manufacturer/importer of picture tattoos in Denmark, declaration of colorant content, the recommended age group and declaration for eventual risk by the use, according to the labelling on
the products, is described in Table 1. The colour content was declared in a number of products, especially food products. Possibly, the labelling of colour content in these products concerns the colour
content in the food and not the picture tattoos attached with the food products. The content of colorants was declared on two of the picture tattoos, sample no. 2-0286, and 4-0382.
2.4 Samples for the analysis of colorants
Among the collected products, picture tattoos especially for children, were selected for the chemical analysis. Furthermore, the tattoo pictures, which can be used both by children and adults, were also
included in the samples for analysis. Thus, 22 products of picture tattoos or picture tattoos attached with other products were analysed. Each sample contained 1-10 picture tattoos of different figures
composed of different colours. One-to-three picture tattoos from each sample were selected for the analysis in a way so that most of the colorants in all subsamples were represented. All-in-all 36 picture
tattoos were analysed in the present project.
Table 1: Identification of the purchased products.
| NERI No. |
Product/Product with attaches sticker(s) |
Declaration |
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| 4-0223 |
Enclosed chewing gum |
E100*, E122* |
| 4-0224 |
Enclosed chewing gum |
|
| 4-0225 |
Enclosed chewing gum |
E120 (CI75470)* |
| 4-0226 |
Enclosed chewing gum |
E120* |
| 4-0027 |
Enclosed chewing gum |
Titan dioxid/E171* |
| 4-0228 |
Enclosed chewing gum |
|
| 4-0229 |
Enclosed chewing gum |
E162* (or E102)* |
| 4-0230 |
Enclosed chewing gum |
|
| 4-0231 |
Enclosed chewing gum |
E120*, E100* |
| 4-0232 |
Enclosed chewing gum |
E122* |
| 4-0233 |
Enclosed cookies |
|
| 4-0234 |
Enclosed cookies |
Sugar granules: E104*, E124*, E129*, E131* |
| 4-0235 |
Enclosed cookies |
|
| 4-0241 |
Nail Tattoo |
Keep protected from children |
| 4-0242 |
Nail Tattoo |
Keep protected from children |
| 4-0243 |
Body Tattoo |
Keep protected from children |
| 4-0244 |
Body Tattoo |
Keep protected from children |
| 4-0245 |
Body Tattoo |
Keep protected from children |
| 4-0246 |
Body Tattoo |
Keep protected from children |
| 4-0247 |
Body Tattoo, Butterfly |
Keep protected from children |
| 4-0248 |
Body Tattoo, Dragonfly |
Keep protected from children |
| 4-0249 |
Body Tattoo, flowers |
Keep protected from children |
| 4-0250 |
Body tattoo |
Not suitable for children below 3 years because of small parts which, can be swallowed |
| 4-0251 |
Body Tattoos |
Safe & non-toxic |
| 4-0252 |
Body Glitter Tattoo |
Sensitive skin don't use, Stop use if skin rash occurs |
| 4-0253 |
Body Glitter Tattoo |
Sensitive skin don't use, Stop use if skin rash occurs |
| 4-0286 |
Enclosed yoghurt |
CI74160, CI72266 CI15850, CI77891 (declaration is attached to the sticker) |
| 4-0287 |
Enclosed chewing gum |
|
| 4-0288 |
Enclosed chewing gum |
|
| 4-0294 |
Tattoos for textiles |
Wash-off, Non-toxic. Not suitable for children<3 year. Jeans-transfer is not a tattoo. Therefore, do not use on the skin |
| 4-0347 |
Enclosed comic |
|
| 4-0348 |
Enclosed chewing gum |
E100*, E122* |
| 4-3049 |
Body tattoo |
Not suitable for children below 3 years because of small parts, which can be swallowed |
| 4-0350 |
Body tattoos |
Not suitable for children below 3 years because of small parts, which can be swallowed |
| 4-0351 |
Enclosed chewing gum |
|
| 4-0352 |
Body tattoo |
|
| 4-0353 |
Body tattoo |
|
| 4-0354 |
Enclosed chewing gum |
E160a* |
| 4-0355 |
Enclosed chewing gum |
E 120*, E 133*, E 141*, E 150c*, E 162* |
| 4-0382 |
Body tattoo |
Acryl resin, CI 77499, CI 19140, CI 15985, CI 42090, CI 15850 |
| 4-0459 |
Body tattoo |
Choking Hazard, UTA-100 |
| 4-0460 |
Body tattoo |
Choking Hazard, TA-w00 |
*Colorants, which are possibly used for manufacturing the product but not for the tattoo stickers
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