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Tattoo ink – Intenze “True Black”

Serious risk Chemical

Published by Safety Gate 4 Nov 2019In the weekly report of 15 Nov 2019 (week 46, 2019)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 1 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Tattoo ink
Brand
Intenze (79 alerts)
Name
True Black
Type / model
Article: ST1019TB
Batch
Batch: BK144IMX40 Ref.: 1036C01918L21081551 LOT: SS 280 Exp: 11/30/2022
Description
Plastic bottle with drip cap, 29.6 ml. The product was sold online.
Risk
The product contains polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH)s, including benzo(a)pyrene (measured values: benzo(a)pyrene up to 0.35 mg/kg; total of PAHs: 62.4 mg/kg).Some PAHs are carcinogenic, including benzo(a)pyrene. 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 and the total amount of PAHs does not exceed 0.5 mg/kg.The product does not comply with national legislation.
Measures
  • Recall of the product from end users · by the distributor · from 20 Oct 2019
  • Withdrawal of the product from the market · by the distributor · from 20 Oct 2019
Notifying country
Germany
Country of origin
United States
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/1692/19
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/1692/19
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2019-046 (XML)
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