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A12/0660/17

Tattoo or permanent make-up ink

Eternal Ink · Triple black

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

Requirements breached

The product contains polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH)s, including naphthalene (measured value: naphthalene: 9.73 mg/kg). Some PAHs are carcinogenic. Naphthalene is a carcinogenic substance for which a safe level cannot be established. 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.

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
Tattoo ink, 30 ml
Brand
Eternal Ink
Batch
lot 06/04/15, expiry 06/04/2018

Original source

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

Alert number
A12/0660/17 ↗
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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