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Tattoo ink sold on Amazon has high levels of weird and rare bacteria
The recall announcement noted that the germs "present a health concern."
The Food and Drug Administration has been warning for years that some tattoo inks are brimming with bacteria —a large assortment that, when injected into your skin, can cause inflammatory reactions, allergic hypersensitivity, toxic responses, and, of course, straight-up infections. And an "All Purpose Black" ink puzzlingly contained Acetobacter senegalensis, a bacterium first isolated from mangos in Senegal and used for industrial vinegar production in low-income countries. In a study published in July in Applied and Environmental Microbiology, FDA researchers tested 75 samples of tattoo and permanent makeup inks from 14 manufacturers.
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