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Tattoo ink "Makkuro Sumi Dark Gray Tone black tatt – Makkuro Sumi

Serious risk Chemical

Published by Safety Gate 25 Nov 2011In the weekly report of 2 Dec 2011 (week 48, 2011)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 1 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Tattoo ink "Makkuro Sumi Dark Gray Tone black tatt
Brand
Makkuro Sumi (2 alerts)
Type / model
Batch No LOT # 100198W; use by 12-2014
Description
Black tattoo ink for human use in a 120 ml plastic bottle.
Risk
null The product poses a serious risk because the total polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) content is 17.9 mg/kg and the benzo[a]pyrene (BaP) content is 0.2 mg/kg. The Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) considers that tattoo colours with a total PAH content in excess of 0.5 mg/kg and a total BaP content in excess of 0.005 mg/kg pose a serious risk, by reference to Council of Europe Resolution "ResAP(2008)1 on requirements and criteria for the safety of tattoos and permanent make-up".
Notifying country
Germany
Country of origin
Unknown
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 1348/11
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 1348/11
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2011-048 (XML)
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