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Tattoo ink – Eternal Ink “Triple 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 3 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Tattoo ink
Brand
Eternal Ink (73 alerts)
Brand as notified
Eternal Ink
Name
Triple black
Batch
batch 29.10.14 ; production date 2014.11.29 ; expiry date 2017.10.29
Description
120 ml bottle of black tattoo ink.
Risk
null The product contains polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH)s, including naphthalene (measured values: naphthalene: 3.07 mg/kg; total of PAHs: 3.08 mg/kg). Some PAHs are carcinogenic. 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
United States
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/0656/17Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/0656/17Photo 3 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/0656/17
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/0656/17
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2017-020 (XML)
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