Healthcare

FDA warns that tattoo inks can cause infections

By MARY CLARE JALONICK
Published August 7, 2014 6:15pm ET
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FDA warns that tattoo inks can cause infections
FILE - This Jsn. 6, 2006, file photo shows a tattoo artist from Los Angels during the Body Art Expo at the Los Angeles county fairgrounds in Pomona, Calif. Thinking about getting inked? Check the bottle first. The Food and Drug Administration is warning tattoo parlors, their customers and those buying at-home tattoo kits that not all tattoo ink is safe. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File) | Chris Carlson

WASHINGTON (AP) — Thinking about getting inked? Check the bottle first.

The Food and Drug Administration is warning tattoo parlors, their customers and those buying at-home tattoo kits that not all tattoo ink is safe.

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