
Tattoo ink
Eternal Ink · Nocturnal Super Black
Chemical productsChemical
- Country of origin
- United States
- Notifying country
- Sweden
- Sold online
- Yes
What is the danger
The product contains polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH)s, including benzo(a)pyrene (measured values: benzo(a)pyrene: 0.06 mg/kg; total of PAHs: 13.47 mg/kg)
Requirements breached
Some PAHs are carcinogenic, including benzo(a)pyrene. 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 and the total amount of PAHs does not exceed 0.5 mg/kg. The product does not comply with national legislation.
Measures taken
- Withdrawal of the product from the market Voluntary measuresTaken by: DistributorIn force from: 12 February 2018
Product
- Description
- Plastic container height about 12 cm
- Brand
- Model / type
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/0571/18 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2018-016
- Published
- 13 April 2018
- Corrigendum
- Notification A12/0505/18 from Report-2018-014 has been permanently withdrawn from the website as it concerns the same recall notified in notification A12/0169/18. Notification A12/0491/18 from Report-2018-014 has been permanently withdrawn from the website as it concerns the same recall notified in notification A12/0399/18
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