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Tattoo ink – Fantasia “Tribal Black”

Serious risk Chemical

Published by Safety Gate 16 Aug 2012In the weekly report of 24 Aug 2012 (week 34, 2012)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 8 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Tattoo ink
Brand
Fantasia (3 alerts)
Name
Tribal Black
Type / model
Batch No. #1699
Batch
Unknown
Description
Plastic bottle containing 30ml of odourless black liquid. The bottle has a white screw cap. The bottle top is sealed with aluminium foil. The product has two adhesive labels.
Risk
null The product poses a chemical risk because it contains 8.7 mg/kg policyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) of which 2.1 mg/kg are classified as carcinogenic. According to the Council of Europe Resolution ResAP (2008) on requirements and criteria for the safety of tattoos and permanent make-up polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons may not exceed a certain concentration. The level of PAH detected in the sample exceeded the level of 0.5 ppm recommended in Resolution ResAP (2008) 1.
Notifying country
Germany
Country of origin
United States
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/1263/12
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/1263/12
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2012-034 (XML)
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