“When you think about tattoo pigment ... They're actually looking at a range of bacteria, both aerobic and anaerobic,” said Friedman. For their experiments, the FDA scientists sampled 75 different ...

The bacteria study, the first of its kind ... according to a 2023 survey by the Pew Research Center. The Food and Drug Administration considers tattoo ink to be "cosmetics" and doesn't regulate ...

The Karnataka Food Safety and Drug Administration (FDA) is concerned over the lack of dedicated guidelines for tattoo inks which are tested and found to have heavy metals detected which cause skin ...

There are no Indian brands that make tattoo ink, they say. While such developments tend to slow down business, putting regulations in place will help the industry in the long run.