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Tattoo Ink – Tattoooo “Baby blue”

Serious risk Chemical

Published by Safety Gate 23 Jan 2013In the weekly report of 1 Feb 2013 (week 4, 2013)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 5 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Tattoo Ink
Brand
Tattoooo
Name
Baby blue
Type / model
Unknown
Batch
Unknown
Description
Packaging: different plastic bottles 5ml with safety cap and adhesive label.
Risk
null The product poses a chemical risk because it contains 8 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) (5.04 mg/kg), of which benzo[a]pyrene at a level of 0.10 mg/kg which is classified as carcinogenic. According to the Council of Europe Resolution ResAP (2008) on requirements and criteria for the safety of tattoos and permanent make-up, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons may not exceed a certain concentration. The level of PAH detected in the sample exceeded the level of 0.5 ppm recommended in Resolution ResAP (2008) 1.
Notifying country
Germany
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/0084/13Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/0084/13Photo 3 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/0084/13Photo 4 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/0084/13
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/0084/13
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2013-004 (XML)
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