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Intenze Dark Tone tattoo ink — chemical risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalAug 18, 2017
Photo from the official notice: Intenze Dark Tone tattoo ink — chemical risk

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Hazard

The product contains polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH)s, including benzo(a)pyrene (measured values: benzo(a)pyrene: 0.02 mg/kg; total of PAHs: 145 mg/kg). Some PAHs are carcinogenic. 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 does not exceed 0.5 mg/kg.The product does not comply with national legislation.

Measures taken

  • Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures — Importer (15/05/2017)

Product description

Black tattoo ink in a 29.6 ml bottle.

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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