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Tattoo ink "Intense Black" – Makkuro Sumi

Serious risk Chemical

Published by Safety Gate 1 Feb 2012In the weekly report of 27 Jan 2012 (week 4, 2012)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 8 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Tattoo ink "Intense Black"
Brand
Makkuro Sumi (2 alerts)
Type / model
Batch No LOT # 371310X
Description
Black tattoo ink for human use in a 360 ml plastic bottle.
Risk
null The product poses a chemical risk because seven PAHs classified as carcinogenic were detected (sum of the 7 PAHs: 1.808 mg/kg. Total EPA-PAH content: 22.07 mg/kg).According to Council Resolution 'ResAP (2008)1 on requirements and criteria for the safety of tattoos and permanent make-up' tattoo inks may not contain more than 0.5 mg/kg of PAHs.
Notifying country
Germany
Country of origin
United States
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0101/12
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0101/12
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2012-004 (XML)
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