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Tattoo ink – Eternal Ink “Nocturnal”

Serious risk Chemical

Published by Safety Gate 21 Jan 2020In the weekly report of 24 Jan 2020 (week 4, 2020)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 3 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Tattoo ink
Brand
Eternal Ink (73 alerts)
Name
Nocturnal
Type / model
Lining & Shading
Batch
LOT 08/10/18
Description
60 ml of black tattoo ink. The product was also sold online.
Risk
The product contains an excessive amount of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) among which benzo[a]pyrene and benzo[e]pyrene (measured total values up to: 15.6 mg/kg,140 µg/kg and 0,09 mg/kg, respectively). These PAHs may cause cancer and are also mutagenic and toxic for reproduction.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 impurities of PAHs in tattoo inks does not exceed 0,5 mg/kg and Benzo[a]pyrene 5 ppb (µg/kg).
Measures
  • Withdrawal of the product from the market · by the retailer · from 12 Nov 2019
Notifying country
Sweden
Country of origin
United States
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/00104/20
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/00104/20
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2020-4 (XML)
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