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Intenze tattoo ink "intenze lining black" — chemical risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalNov 18, 2011
Photo from the official notice: Intenze tattoo ink "intenze lining black" — chemical risk

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Hazard

The product poses a serious risk because the total content of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) is 55.6 mg/kg and the benzo[a]pyrene (BaP) content is 0.3 mg/kg. The Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) considers that tattoo colours exceeding 0.5 mg/kg total PAH resp. 0.005 mg/kg BaP pose a serious risk, in reference to Council of Europe Resolution "ResAP(2008)1 on requirements and criteria for the safety of tattoos and permanent make-up".

Product description

Black liquid. Packaging: black plastic bottle (125 ml) with a screw-on top and nozzle for application.

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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