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Tattoo or permanent make-up ink “Tattoo Specific Color - Black”

Serious risk Chemical

Published by Safety Gate 12 May 2017In the weekly report of 19 May 2017 (week 20, 2017)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 6 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Tattoo or permanent make-up ink
Brand
Unknown
Name
Tattoo Specific Color - Black
Type / model
Ref #KS91808
Description
Tattoo or permanent make-up ink with natural plant extracts, 30 ml
Risk
null The product contains polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH)s, including naphthalene and benzo(a)pyrene (measured values: naphthalene: 1.18 mg/kg; benzo(a)pyrene: 0.97 mg/kg; total of PAHs: 2.07 mg/kg).Some PAHs are carcinogenic. Benzo(a)pyrene is a carcinogenic PAH and naphthalene is a carcinogenic substance for which a safe level cannot be established.The Council of Europe Resolution ResAP (2008)1 on requirements and criteria for the safety of tattoos and permanent make-up, recommends that the total amount of PAHs do not exceed 0.5 mg/kg.
Measures
  • Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures · from 19 Apr 2017
Notifying country
The Netherlands
Country of origin
Unknown
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/0647/17
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/0647/17
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2017-020 (XML)
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