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Bloodline All purpose black tattoo ink — chemical risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalDec 6, 2019
Photo from the official notice: Bloodline All purpose black tattoo ink — chemical risk

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Hazard

The product contains an excessive amount of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons PAH among which benzo[a]pyrene (measured values: 1,46 mg/kg and 0,14 mg/kg, respectively). PAHs and benzo[a]pyrene may cause cancer and are also mutagenic and toxic for reproduction. The Council of Europe Resolution ResAP (2008)1 on requirements and criteria for the safety of tattoos and permanent make-up recommends that in tattoo inks the levels of impurities of PAHs does not exceed 0,5 mg/kg and 5 µg/kg of benzo[a]pyrene.

Measures taken

  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Importer (19/11/2019)
  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Distributor (19/11/2019)
  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Importer (29/10/2019)
  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Distributor (07/11/2019)

Product description

29,6 ml of black tattoo ink in a transparent plastic bottle fitted with a dispensing nozzle and a screw-top. The product was also sold online.

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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