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A12/00104/20

Tattoo ink

Eternal Ink · Nocturnal

Country of origin
United States
Notifying country
Sweden
Sold online
Yes
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What is the danger

The product contains an excessive amount of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) among which benzo[a]pyrene and benzo[e]pyrene (measured total values up to: 15.6 mg/kg,140 µg/kg and 0,09 mg/kg, 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 does not exceed 0,5 mg/kg and Benzo[a]pyrene 5 ppb (µg/kg).

Measures taken

  1. Withdrawal of the product from the market Voluntary measuresTaken by: RetailerIn force from: 12 November 2019

Product

Description
60 ml of black tattoo ink. The product was also sold online.
Packaging
The product is sold in a transparent plastic bottle with dispensing screw cap.
Brand
Eternal Ink
Model / type
Lining & Shading
Batch
LOT 08/10/18

Original source

Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.

Alert number
A12/00104/20 ↗
Weekly report
Report-2020-4
Published
21 January 2020
Modified
16 June 2020

© European Union, Safety Gate · https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/10000353

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