Bruns and AFDO Body Art Committee Joins Forces for Tattoo Safety

Did you know that, although the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has the authority to regulate color additives in cosmetic products (and tattoo inks are considered cosmetics) no pigment has ever been FDA-approved for tattoo inks and permanent makeup? In a way, all tattoo inks are illegal, although the FDA has, historically, not exercised its right to regulate the industry. Carson has joined forces with the Association of Food and Drug Officials (AFDO) Body Art Committee to get the first Color Additive Petition for tattoo inks through FDA approval. It will be a long process, but if we are successful, it will help establish protocols for the FDA to help maintain the safety of pigments that are injected into the skin of hundreds of millions of Americans.