Serious riskSerious risk
EU Safety Gate · Report-2012-005
Intenze · Tattoo ink "True Black"
The product poses a serious risk because the total content of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), of which several are confirmed carcinogens, is 53.3 mg/kg. The Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) considers that tattoo colours exceeding 0.5 mg/kg total PAH 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".
- Published
- 03 February 2012
- Notifying authority
- Germany
- Catalog checked
- 30 July 2026
Check the authority measure and original alert.
Open the original alert before further use and follow the measures stated there.
Official source alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- 0178/12
- Model
- Batch: BK56IMX40 Lot: SS74 Best before date EXP: 28/02/16
Classification
- Category
- Chemical products
- Risk type
- Chemical
- Country of origin
- United States
Product description
Black plastic bottle with adhesive label and screw cap with nozzle for application and dispersal ball.