{"id":16642,"date":"2014-09-29T19:03:06","date_gmt":"2014-09-29T19:03:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/clekis.com\/?p=16642"},"modified":"2014-09-29T19:03:06","modified_gmt":"2014-09-29T19:03:06","slug":"fda-warns-tattoo-ink-infection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themediabeast.com\/resources\/fda-warns-tattoo-ink-infection\/","title":{"rendered":"FDA Warns; Some Tattoo Ink May Cause Infection"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/clekis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/tatoo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-16643\" src=\"http:\/\/clekis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/tatoo-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"tatoo\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Officials with the US Food and Drug Administration recently issued a warning to tattoo parlors, their customers and those buying at-home tattoo kits that some tattoo ink may be unsafe. <!--more-->Earlier this year, California\u2019s White and Blue Lion, Inc. issued a massive <a title=\"Product Liability Attorneys\" href=\"http:\/\/www.harrellandharrell.com\/product-liability-attorneys-jacksonville\">recall<\/a> of its tattoo inks, needles and kits after testing confirmed pathogenic bacterial contamination in unopened bottles of ink. Company and FDA officials warn that use of recalled tattoo kits may cause bacterial infection and can lead to sepsis, a potentially life-threatening condition. Sepsis carries bacteria through the blood stream and is marked by a range of symptoms including fever, shaking, chills and sweats. It\u2019s particularly dangerous for anyone with a pre-existing heart or circulatory condition. At least one case of sepsis has been linked to the recalled products.<\/p>\n<p>The risk isn\u2019t limited to DIY tattoo artists. Because regulation of professional tattoo artists and parlors varies from state to state, some states can be less vigilant about protecting consumers than others. As a result, tattoo clients can be at risk for developing hepatitis, HIV, staph infections and MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus), an infection is caused by a strain of staph bacteria that\u2019s become resistant to the antibiotics commonly used to treat ordinary staph infections, due to dirty needles and unsanitary environments.<\/p>\n<p>Those temporary tattoos popular with teens, kids and even adults not quite ready to undergo permanent ink, also pose risks. That\u2019s because they often contain ink marketed as \u201cblack henna\u201d and typically made with black hair dye containing para-phenylenediamine. Because of the name, consumers often assume that black henna is simply a variation of the natural red henna. Truth is, there\u2019s no such thing as natural black henna and chemicals used in making it can cause painful and potentially dangerous skin infections. Symptoms can include blistering, open sores, loss of pigmentation, permanent scarring and lifelong health issues including persistent sensitivity to sunlight and certain chemicals, as well as allergic reactions. Because of the risks, the FDA has approved henna for use in hair dye only, not in products intended for direct application to the skin.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Officials with the US Food and Drug Administration recently issued a warning to tattoo parlors, their customers and those buying [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[116,258],"tags":[445,446,448],"class_list":["post-16642","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-legal-blog","category-consumer-alert","tag-infections","tag-ink","tag-tattoo"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v17.8 (Yoast SEO v27.8) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>FDA Warns; Some Tattoo Ink May Cause Infection - MMG Resources<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/themediabeast.com\/resources\/fda-warns-tattoo-ink-infection\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"FDA Warns; 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