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EU Safety Gate · Report-2021-51

Intenze Tattoo Ink · Intenze Formula 23

The product contains excessive amounts of individual polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) (measured values; acenaphthylene: 2.0 mg/kg, fluoranthene: 0.8 mg/kg, naphthalene: 1.4 mg/kg, pyren: 7.7 mg/kg and benzo[a]pyrene 40 ppb). Some PAHs are carcinogenic. Benzo(a)pyrene is a carcinogenic PAH. Naphthalene is a carcinogenic substance for which a safe level cannot be established. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation.

Published
24 December 2021
Notifying authority
Sweden
Catalog checked
30 July 2026
What should you do?

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Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Importer. Category of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market. Date of entry into force: 19/10/2021

Official source alert
Safety Gate reference
A12/01882/21
Batch
BK1551MX40SS295
Category
Chemical products
Risk type
Chemical
Country of origin
United States

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