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A12/0609/14

Tattoo ink

Intenze · Advanced Black and Grey Tattoo Ink Formula, Dark Tone- Bob Tyrrell Edition

Country of origin
United States
Notifying country
Germany
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Requirements breached

The product poses a chemical risk because it contains aromatic amine 4-methyl-m-phenylendiamine, lead and copper above the permitted levels (measured values: aromatic amines: up to 260.0 mg/kg; lead: 14.85 mg/kg, copper: 4310 mg/kg). According to the Council of Europe Resolution ResAP (2008) on requirements and criteria for the safety of tattoos and permanent make-up, the aromatic amines as 4-methyl-m-phenylendiamine with carcinogenic effects, should neither be present in tattoos and PMU products nor released from azo-colourants. According to the ResAP (2008) the levels of lead should not exceed 2 mg/kg.

Measures taken

  1. Import rejected at border Compulsory measuresTaken by: OtherIn force from: 18 March 2014

Product

Description
4 plastic bottles with a screwn-on dropper, plasticised adhesive labels.
Brand
Intenze
Model / type
LOT: SS75 EXP: 03(03/17
Batch
Batch: BK56DISimx40; REF:10559C23001

Original source

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

Alert number
A12/0609/14 ↗
Weekly report
Report-2014-016
Published
16 April 2014
Corrigendum
Notification A12/1209/13 from week 36 of 2013 has been modified: the identification of the affected products has been further specified with the inclusion of article numbers. In notification A12/0327/14 from week 8 and notification A12/0383/14 from week 10 the measured values have been corrected.

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