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Kuro Sumi Kuro Sumi Colors Tattoo Ink — chemical risk (A12/0673/15)

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalJun 5, 2015
Photo from the official notice: Kuro Sumi Kuro Sumi Colors Tattoo Ink — chemical risk (A12/0673/15)
Photo from the official notice: Kuro Sumi Kuro Sumi Colors Tattoo Ink — chemical risk (A12/0673/15)

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

Hazard

The product contains polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH)s, including benzo(a)pyrene and naphthalene (measured value of PAHs: up to 20 mg/kg), as well as cadmium, lead and zinc (measured values 28 mg/kg, 41 mg/kg and 246 mg/kg). The Council of Europe Resolution ResAP (2008)1 on requirements and criteria for the safety of tattoos and permanent make-up, recommends that the total amount of PAHs do not exceed 0.5 mg/kg. The recommendation for cadmium, lead and zinc is that they do not exceed 0.2 mg/kg,, 2 mg/kg and 50 mg/kg respectively. The product does not comply with the national legislation.

Measures taken

  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Other (16/12/2014)

Product description

Tattoo ink in black colour. Black plastic bottle, height 8 cm, 1/2 oz.

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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