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Tattoo ink – Dragon Tattoo “Deep Magenta”

Serious risk Chemical

Published by Safety Gate 13 Apr 2018In the weekly report of 20 Apr 2018 (week 16, 2018)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 9 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Tattoo ink
Brand
Dragon Tattoo
Brand as notified
Dragon tattoo
Name
Deep Magenta
Description
Plastic container height about 10 cm
Risk
The product contains polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), including benzo(a)pyrene (measured value: benzo(e)pyrene: 0.02 mg/kg, total of PAHs: 1.46 mg/kg) and barium (measured value: 660 mg/kg). Some PAHs are carcinogenic, including benzo(a)pyrene. Salts of barium can be absorbed from the tattoo ink and have toxic effects.The Council of Europe Resolution ResAP (2008)1 on requirements and criteria for the safety of tattoos and permanent make-up, recommends that the level of benzo(a)pyrene (BaP) does not exceed 0.005 mg/kg and the total amount of PAHs does not exceed 0.5 mg/kg . It also recommends that the level of barium not exceed 50 mg/kg. The product does not comply with national legislation.
Measures
  • Withdrawal of the product from the market · by the distributor
Notifying country
Sweden
Country of origin
Unknown
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/0567/18
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/0567/18
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2018-016 (XML)
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