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Solid Ink Matte Black tattoo ink — chemical risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalJan 24, 2020
Photo from the official notice: Solid Ink Matte Black tattoo ink — chemical risk
Photo from the official notice: Solid Ink Matte Black tattoo ink — chemical risk

Photos from the official notice: EU Safety Gate (European Commission) · image rights

Hazard

The product contains an excessive amount of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) among which Benzo[a]pyrene (measured total values: 73.6 mg/kg and 900 µg/kg). PAHs may cause cancer and are also mutagenic and toxic for reproduction. The Council of Europe Resolution ResAP (2008)1 on requirements and criteria for the safety of tattoos and permanent make-up recommends that the levels of impurities of PAHs in tattoo inks does not exceed 0,5 mg/kg and the levels of impurities of benzo[a]pyrene 5 µg/kg.

Measures taken

  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Retailer (14/10/2019)

Product description

29,5 ml of black tattoo ink. The product was also sold online.

What should I do?

If you own this product, stop using it and check the official notice for what the seller or authority advises (return, refund, repair or disposal). Measures listed here were reported by national authorities to the EU Safety Gate system.

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