This recent story in TheStar.com by  Mike Funston shows how careful you must be when getting your tattoo. Don’t be a horror story or a victim. Tattoo aftercare is one thing you definitely should consider but before that choose your tattoo artist very carefully so your after care is simple and easy.

Peel Region and Tattoo Shop Sued for $20M

Notice of action claims local health officials failed to warn the public about potential HIV risk

Mar 19, 2009 04:30 AM

Mike Funston
MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS REPORTER

A $20 million lawsuit has been slapped on Peel Region and the owners of a Mississauga tattoo shop after lax recording of sterilization procedures raised the possibility that 3,000 patrons could have been exposed to hepatitis B and C or HIV.

A notice of action has been filed in Superior Court of Justice in Toronto to start the lawsuit, lawyer Todd McCarthy said yesterday.

"It’s our intention to move to have it certified as a class proceeding and assert claims on behalf of all those who were affected directly or indirectly by exposure to the health risk," he said. "We’ve had hundreds of people come forward to become members of the class (action)."

Peel health officials, while noting the risk of infection was low, recently advised customers who received tattoos or body piercings from Moonshin Tattoo between March 2005 and February 2009 to get blood tests because the operators failed to keep adequate records on sterilization equipment.

Public health authorities are required to inspect at least once a year personal services shops, such as tattoo and piercing studios, barbershops and others where there is a risk of exposure to blood.

The suit alleges that Peel health officials failed in their duty to warn the public of any potential health risk. Peel maintains it doesn’t have enough inspectors and blames the lack of provincial funding.

None of the allegations have been proven in court.

Peel’s associate medical officer of health, Dr. Eileen de Villa, earlier acknowledged that Moonshin, which is located on Dundas St. W. near Hurontario St., was inspected only twice: shortly after it opened in 2005 and again last month. Peel’s medical officer of health, Dr. David Mowat, wouldn’t comment on the lawsuit yesterday, but said he wasn’t aware of any cases of serious illness among the 3,000 customers.

Although this story is abit disturbing here are articles on how tattoos can benefit your life from tattoo makeup or monitoring diabetes…. who knew. 

Detecting Disease by Tattoo | blog.bioethics.net  Diabetes isn’t the only disease candidate for using this technology. The original research involving nanoink tattoos was for monitoring sodium levels in the body.

If I get Alzheimer’s Disease  Thank goodness I have permanent makeup (tattoo) eyeliner, brows, and lips. I’m counting on my being the most stunning looker in the rest home to get me preferential treatment.

Tattoos  I’m getting a tattoo soon, and I am positive that I want one. The only thing I’m worried about is getting hepatitis- a blood disease that I’ve heard.   

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