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Tattoo ink – Viking “Viking ink Dark Shadow”

Serious risk Chemical

Published by Safety Gate 19 Jul 2022In the weekly report of 7 Jan 2022 (week 1, 2022)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 1 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Tattoo ink
Brand
Viking (7 alerts)
Name
Viking ink Dark Shadow
Batch
L-118
Description
Black tattoo ink, also sold online.
Risk
The product contains excessive amounts of individual polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) (measured values; acenaphthylene: 0.5 mg/kg, naphthalene: 0.5 mg/kg, pyren: 2.2 mg/kg and benzo[a]pyrene 90 ppb). Some PAHs are carcinogenic. Benzo(a)pyrene is a carcinogenic PAH. Naphthalene is a carcinogenic substance for which a safe level cannot be established. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation.
Measures
  • Withdrawal of the product from the market · by the distributor · from 15 Nov 2021
Notifying country
Sweden
Country of origin
United States
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/00006/22Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/00006/22
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/00006/22
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2022-1 (XML)
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