Tattoo ink
Goochie · Dark Coffee
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- Sweden
- Sold online
- No
What is the danger
The product contains arsenic (measured value: 8.0 mg/kg), cobalt (26 mg/kg), lead (13 mg/kg) and zinc (200 mg/kg).
Requirements breached
Arsenic is carcinogenic. Exposure to lead is harmful for human health and can cause developmental neurotoxicity. The Council of Europe Resolution ResAP (2008)1 on requirements and criteria for the safety of tattoos and permanent make-up recommends that the levels of arsenic and lead in tattoo inks do not exceed 2 mg/kg, the levels of cobalt in tattoo inks do not exceed 25 mg/kg and the levels of zinc in tattoo inks do not exceed 50 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: 27 November 2017
Product
- Description
- Plastic container height about 8 cm
- Brand
- Model / type
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/0572/18 ↗
- 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- Notification A12/0505/18 from Report-2018-014 has been permanently withdrawn from the website as it concerns the same recall notified in notification A12/0169/18. Notification A12/0491/18 from Report-2018-014 has been permanently withdrawn from the website as it concerns the same recall notified in notification A12/0399/18
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