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Vbeauty Tattoo Ink True Black — chemical risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalJul 7, 2023
Photo from the official notice: Vbeauty Tattoo Ink True Black — chemical risk
Photo from the official notice: Vbeauty Tattoo Ink True Black — chemical risk
Photo from the official notice: Vbeauty Tattoo Ink True Black — chemical risk

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

Hazard

The product has an excessive concentration of lead (measured value: 5.1 ppm).Lead is harmful to human health, accumulates in the body, can cause developmental neurotoxicity (only if exposure to children expected) and may affect breast-fed or unborn children.Moreover, the product has an excessive concentration of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), notably benzo[a]pyrene and benzo[e]pyrene (measured value: 0.94 ppm and 0.90 ppm, respectively). These PAHs may cause cancer.Finally, the product has an excessive concentration of naphthalene (measured value: 1.8 ppm).Naphthalene is irritant if inhaled or in contact with skin and might cause cancer. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation.

Measures taken

  • Removal of this product listing by the online marketplace — Other (02/02/2023)

Product description

Tattoo ink. Product sold online, in particular via Amazon. ASIN: B097XXCLVS.

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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