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A12/0574/18

Tattoo ink

Mastor · Dark Coffe

Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Notifying country
Sweden
Sold online
No
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What is the danger

The product contains arsenic (measured value: 8.1 mg/kg), lead (measured value: 24 mg/kg) and zinc (measured value: 170 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 in tattoo inks do not exceed 2 mg/kg, the levels of lead in tattoo inks do not exceed 2 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

  1. Withdrawal of the product from the market Voluntary measuresTaken by: DistributorIn force from: 28 November 2017

Product

Description
Plastic container - height about 7 cm
Brand
Mastor
Model / type
M323

Original source

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

Alert number
A12/0574/18 ↗
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Notification A12/0505/18 from Report-2018-014 has been permanently withdrawn from the website as it concerns the same recall notified in notification A12/0169/18. Notification A12/0491/18 from Report-2018-014 has been permanently withdrawn from the website as it concerns the same recall notified in notification A12/0399/18

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