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Intenze Gray Wash Dark tattoo ink — chemical risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalSep 2, 2016
Photo from the official notice: Intenze Gray Wash Dark tattoo ink — chemical risk
Photo from the official notice: Intenze Gray Wash Dark tattoo ink — chemical risk
Photo from the official notice: Intenze Gray Wash Dark tattoo ink — chemical risk

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 (measured value benzo(a)pyrene: 0.1 mg/kg; total of PAHs: 16.9 mg/kg). Benzo(a)pyrene is a carcinogenic PAH. 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 do not exceed 0.5 mg/kg. The product does not comply with the relevant national legislation.

Measures taken

  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Other (27/07/2016)
  • Destruction of the product — Retailer (21/09/2016)

Product description

Tattoo ink in black plastic bottle with screw top and dosing tip, 29 ml.

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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