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Tattoo ink – Electric Ink “Light Shadow black tattoo ink”

Serious risk Chemical

Published by Safety Gate 25 Sep 2013In the weekly report of 4 Oct 2013 (week 39, 2013)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 1 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Tattoo ink
Brand
Electric Ink (2 alerts)
Name
Light Shadow black tattoo ink
Type / model
Product ref. 400415, use-by date 06/2014, 15 ml bottle
Batch
Batch No.: 2485
Description
Black liquid in small brown bottle.
Risk
null The product poses a chemical risk because it contains 1420 μg/kg polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH). According to the Council of Europe Resolution ResAP (2008) on requirements and criteria for the safety of tattoos and permanent make-up, the level of PAH may not exceed 0.5 ppm.
Measures
  • Withdrawal of the product from the market · from 30 Aug 2013
Notifying country
Germany
Country of origin
Brazil
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/1328/13Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/1328/13Photo 3 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/1328/13
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Other alerts for Electric Ink

Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/1328/13
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2013-039 (XML)
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