Tattoo ink
Solid Ink · Matte Black
- Country of origin
- United States
- Notifying country
- Sweden
- Sold online
- Yes
What is the danger
The product contains an excessive amount of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) among which Benzo[a]pyrene (measured total values: 73.6 mg/kg and 900 µg/kg).
Requirements breached
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 the levels of impurities of benzo[a]pyrene 5 µg/kg.
Measures taken
- Withdrawal of the product from the market Voluntary measuresTaken by: RetailerIn force from: 14 October 2019
Product
- Description
- 29,5 ml of black tattoo ink. The product was also sold online.
- Packaging
- The product is sold in a transparent plastic bottle with dispensing nozzle and screw cap.
- Brand
- Model / type
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/00101/20 ↗
- 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/10000362
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