Tattoo ink
Dynamic · BLK
- Country of origin
- United States
- Notifying country
- Sweden
- Sold online
- No
What is the danger
The product contains an excessive amount of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) among which benzo[a]pyrene (measured total values up to: 16.1 ppm and 140 ppb, respectively).
Requirements breached
These PAHs may cause cancer and are also mutagenic and toxic for reproduction. The Council of Europe Resolution ResAP (2008)1 on requirements and criteria for the safety of tattoos and permanent make-up recommends that the levels of impurities of PAHs in tattoo inks do not exceed 0,5 ppm and of benzo[a]pyrene 5 ppb.
Measures taken
- Withdrawal of the product from the market Voluntary measuresTaken by: ImporterIn force from: 3 December 2019
Product
- Description
- 240 ml of black tattoo ink.
- Packaging
- The product is sold in a transparent plastic bottle fitted with a dispensing nozzle and a screw-top.
- Brand
- Model / type
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/00113/20 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2020-4
- Published
- 16 November 2022
- Modified
- 16 November 2022
© European Union, Safety Gate · https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/10000286
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