Tattoo ink – Black Mamba “Black ink”
Serious risk Chemical
- Product
- Tattoo ink
- Brand
- Black Mamba
- Name
- Black ink
- Batch
- Batch 2D170018; Expiry Date 04/2020
- Description
- Transparent plastic bottle with a black dispensing cap containing 150 ml of black tattoo ink.
- Risk
- The product contains an excessive amount of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH)s, including benzo(a)pyrene (measured values: 0.64 mg/kg and 0.045 mg/kg, respectively). Some PAHs are carcinogenic, including benzo(a)pyrene.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.
- Measures
- Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures · ordered on the distributor · from 14 Feb 2019
- Notifying country
- Italy
- Country of origin
- Unknown
- Alert type
- Consumer
- Photos
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