SLIDE 6 F DA Re g ula te s T a ttoo Ink a nd PMU
Co sme tic s
- Any pr
- duc t inte nde d to be applie d to the human body for
c le ansing, be autifying, pr
ac tive ne ss, or alte r ing the appe ar anc e . (F D&C Ac t, se c . 201(i))
Co lo r Additive
ial whic h ... is a dye , pigme nt, or
substanc e made by a pr
similar ar tific e , or e xtr ac te d, isolate d,
wise de r ive d, with or without inte r me diate or final c hange
- f ide ntity, fr
- m a ve ge table , animal, mine r
al, or
sour c e , and ... [that] whe n adde d or applie d to a food, dr ug, or c osme tic ,
to the human body or any par t the r e of, is c apable (alone or thr
e ac tion with [an]othe r substanc e ) of impar ting c olor the r e to ... T he te r m 'c olor ' inc lude s blac k, white , and inte r me diate gr ays..." (F D&C Ac t, se c . 201(t))
T a tto o I nks
attoo inks” so ld a nd use d in the US a re c o nside re d a s
“Co sme tic s” c o nta ining “Co lo r Additive s”. As suc h the y fa ll unde r
F DA jur isdic tion.