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A12/0576/18

Tattoo ink

Radiant Colors · Tribal Black

Country of origin
United States
Notifying country
Sweden
Sold online
No
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What is the danger

The product contains polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH)s including benzo(a)pyrene (measured values: benzo(a)pyrene: 0.04 mg/kg; total of PAHs: 19.22 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

  1. Withdrawal of the product from the market Voluntary measuresTaken by: DistributorIn force from: 22 December 2017

Product

Description
Plastic container height about 10 cm
Brand
Radiant Colors
Batch
LOT 006

Original source

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

Alert number
A12/0576/18 ↗
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Notification A12/0505/18 from Report-2018-014 has been permanently withdrawn from the website as it concerns the same recall notified in notification A12/0169/18. Notification A12/0491/18 from Report-2018-014 has been permanently withdrawn from the website as it concerns the same recall notified in notification A12/0399/18

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