Serious riskSerious risk
EU Safety Gate · Report-2011-048
Makkuro Sumi · Tattoo ink "Makkuro Sumi Dark Gray Tone black tatt
The product poses a serious risk because the total polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) content is 17.9 mg/kg and the benzo[a]pyrene (BaP) content is 0.2 mg/kg. The Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) considers that tattoo colours with a total PAH content in excess of 0.5 mg/kg and a total BaP content in excess of 0.005 mg/kg pose a serious risk, by reference to Council of Europe Resolution "ResAP(2008)1 on requirements and criteria for the safety of tattoos and permanent make-up".
- Published
- 02 December 2011
- Notifying authority
- Germany
- Catalog checked
- 30 July 2026
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Official source alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- 1348/11
- Model
- Batch No LOT # 100198W; use by 12-2014
Classification
- Category
- Chemical products
- Risk type
- Chemical
- Country of origin
- Not published
Product description
Black tattoo ink for human use in a 120 ml plastic bottle.