Of the 49 tattoo ink samples they studied ... or permanent makeup products that claimed to be "sterile" on their packaging, 16 were found to be contaminated with microorganisms.

“This suggests that contaminated tattoo inks could be a source of infection ... contaminated inks that had sterility claims on their packaging. “It should be noted that microbial infections ...

Half the inks tested in a study contained polyethylene glycol, which can cause organ damage with repeated exposure. Some ...

If tattoo ink did cause cancer, you’d expect people who had more of their body tattooed to be at greater risk. Crucially, the authors did not find this. Even if the data were more convincing ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a warning about two types of tattoo inks being recalled due to contamination with “pathogenic microorganisms" ...

Sealed bottles of tattoo and permanent makeup ink, including some marked as sterile, contained millions of potentially dangerous bacteria, according to new research by the US Food and Drug ...

In a new study, German researchers were able to track how the liquid components of tattoo ink behave in the body. Scientists in Germany’s Federal Institute for Risk Assessment, or the BfR ...

Two colors of Sacred Tattoo Ink-brand tattoo ink are being recalled due to being contaminated with infection-causing microorganisms, the FDA announced Wednesday. The FDA became aware that specific ...

Of the 49 tattoo ink samples they studied ... or permanent makeup products that claimed to be "sterile" on their packaging, 16 were found to be contaminated with microorganisms.