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EU Safety Gate · Report-2017-020

Fusion · Power Black

The product contains the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) naphthalene (measured value: 7.23 mg/kg). Naphthalene is a carcinogenic substance for which a safe level cannot be established. The Council of Europe Resolution ResAP (2008)1 on requirements and criteria for the safety of tattoos and permanent make-up recommends that the total amount of PAHs do not exceed 0.5 mg/kg.

Published
19 May 2017
Notifying authority
The Netherlands
Catalog checked
30 July 2026
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Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: Other. Category of measure(s): Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures. Date of entry into force: 19/04/2017

Official source alert
Safety Gate reference
A12/0655/17
Batch
Lot 009 ; expiry date 08/26/2017
Category
Chemical products
Risk type
Chemical
Country of origin
United States

30 ml bottle of black tattoo ink.