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Viking Viking ink Dark Shadow tattoo ink — chemical risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalJan 7, 2022
Photo from the official notice: Viking Viking ink Dark Shadow tattoo ink — chemical risk
Photo from the official notice: Viking Viking ink Dark Shadow tattoo ink — chemical risk

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

Hazard

The product contains excessive amounts of individual polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) (measured values; acenaphthylene: 0.5 mg/kg, naphthalene: 0.5 mg/kg, pyren: 2.2 mg/kg and benzo[a]pyrene 90 ppb). Some PAHs are carcinogenic. Benzo(a)pyrene is a carcinogenic PAH. Naphthalene is a carcinogenic substance for which a safe level cannot be established. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation.

Measures taken

  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Distributor (15/11/2021)

Product description

Black tattoo ink, 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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