
Tattoo ink
Eternal Ink · Deep Red
Chemical productsChemical
- Country of origin
- United States
- Notifying country
- Sweden
What is the danger
The product contains an excessive amount of the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) naphthalene (measured value: 4.0 mg/kg) and an excessive amount of the aromatic amine o-anisidine (measured value: 6.8 mg/kg) which is classified as carcinogenic, mutagenic, toxic and sensitising. Naphthalene is a carcinogenic substance for which a safe level cannot be established.
Requirements breached
The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation.
Measures taken
- Withdrawal of the product from the market Voluntary measuresTaken by: ImporterIn force from: 1 October 2021
Product
- Description
- Red tattoo ink. Product sold online.
- Packaging
- Black 30 ml plastic bottle with yellow labeling
- Brand
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/01885/21 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2021-51
- Published
- 19 July 2022
- Modified
- 21 December 2022
- Corrigendum
- Legal provisions of notification A12/01885/21 has been modified.
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