Very new guidelines on blood donations state that donors can be accepted after tatooing if the tatooing was done in an establishment that has been licensed/inspected by the state showing that sterile technique is used.  Donor centers will have to put together lists of acceptable establishments.  I'll look up the exact wording when I go to work tomorrow.

As stated by others, the dye is not the issue - it is the blood-borne pathogens that could be a problem.
Warmly,
Sharon Knorr, BSMT, ASCP, IBCLC
Newark, NY (near Rochester on Lake Ontario)
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