Solid Ink · Matte Black

The product contains an excessive amount of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) among which Benzo[a]pyrene (measured total values: 73.6 mg/kg and 900 µg/kg). PAHs 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 the levels of impurities of PAHs in tattoo inks does not exceed 0,5 mg/kg and the levels of impurities of benzo[a]pyrene 5 µg/kg.

Published: 24 January 2020
Notifying authority: Sweden
Catalog checked: 30 July 2026

What should you do?

Check the authority measure and original alert.

Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Retailer. Category of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market. Date of entry into force: 14/10/2019

Official source alert

Product identification

Safety Gate reference: A12/00101/20
Model: Matte Black
Batch: LOT 08.13.18 Exp 08.2022

Classification

Category: Chemical products
Risk type: Chemical
Country of origin: United States

Product description

29,5 ml of black tattoo ink. The product was also sold online.