EU Safety Gate · Report-2017-020
Eternal Ink · Triple black
The product contains polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH)s, including naphthalene (measured values: naphthalene: 3.07 mg/kg; total of PAHs: 3.08 mg/kg). Some PAHs are carcinogenic. 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
Check the authority measure and original alert.
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 alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- A12/0656/17
- Batch
- batch 29.10.14 ; production date 2014.11.29 ; expiry date 2017.10.29
Classification
- Category
- Chemical products
- Risk type
- Chemical
- Country of origin
- United States
Product description
120 ml bottle of black tattoo ink.
