
Tattoo ink
Kuro Sumi · Kuro sumi colors tattoo ink
Chemical productsChemical
- Country of origin
- Japan
- Notifying country
- Sweden
Requirements breached
The product contains polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH)s, (including benzo(a)pyrene and naphthalene) (measured value of PAHs: 3.7 mg/kg) as well as lead (measured value 17 mg/kg). The Council of Europe Resolution ResAP (2008)1 on requirements and criteria for the safety of tattoos and permanent make-up, recommends that the total amount of PAHs do not exceed 0.5 mg/kg and that of lead 2 mg/kg. The product does not comply with the national legislation
Measures taken
- Withdrawal of the product from the market Compulsory measuresTaken by: OtherIn force from: 19 February 2015
Product
- Description
- Tattoo ink in black plastic bottle, height 12 cm, containing 1 oz.
- Brand
- Model / type
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/0674/15 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2015-022
- Published
- 20 May 2015
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