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Tattoo or permanent make-up ink – Kuro Sumi “Tattoo Outlining Ink”

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 9 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Tattoo or permanent make-up ink
Brand
Kuro Sumi (9 alerts)
Name
Tattoo Outlining Ink
Type / model
art.code 4452585959575
Batch
KSOL 142209
Description
Ink for tattoos or permanent make-up in a 60oz bottle.
Risk
null The product contains the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) benzo(a)pyrene (measured value: 0.105 mg/kg). Some PAHs are carcinogenic. Benzo(a)pyrene is a carcinogenic PAH.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.
Measures
  • Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures · from 19 Apr 2017
Notifying country
The Netherlands
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/0658/17
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/0658/17
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2017-020 (XML)
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