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Intenze Lining Black tattoo ink — chemical risk (A12/1862/17)

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalJan 5, 2018
Photo from the official notice: Intenze Lining Black tattoo ink — chemical risk (A12/1862/17)
Photo from the official notice: Intenze Lining Black tattoo ink — chemical risk (A12/1862/17)

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 values: benzo(a)pyrene: 0.2 mg/kg; total of PAHs: 42.5 mg/kg). Some PAHs are carcinogenic, including benzo(a)pyrene.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 — Distributor
  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Distributor (28/11/2017)

Product description

Black tattoo ink, black plastic bottle with screw top.

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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