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A12/0658/17

Tattoo or permanent make-up ink

Kuro Sumi · Tattoo Outlining Ink

Country of origin
UK
Notifying country
The Netherlands
Open the alert on the European Commission website ↗

Requirements breached

The product contains the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) benzo(a)pyrene (measured value: 0.105 mg/kg). Some PAHs are carcinogenic. Benzo(a)pyrene is a carcinogenic PAH. The Council of Europe Resolution ResAP (2008)1 on requirements and criteria for the safety of tattoos and permanent make-up, recommends that the level of benzo(a)pyrene (BaP) does not exceed 0.005 mg/kg.

Measures taken

  1. Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures Compulsory measuresTaken by: OtherIn force from: 19 April 2017

Product

Description
Ink for tattoos or permanent make-up in a 60oz bottle.
Brand
Kuro Sumi
Model / type
art.code 4452585959575
Batch
KSOL 142209

Original source

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

Alert number
A12/0658/17 ↗
Weekly report
Report-2017-020
Published
12 May 2017
Corrigendum
Corrigendum: Notification A12/0669/16, published on report n°22-2016 of 03/06/2016, was modified at the request of the notifying authority to include the information that the product is considered counterfeit.

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