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EU Safety Gate · Report-2013-043

Eternal Ink · Lining Black

The product poses a chemical risk because it contains polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), of which 4.4 mg/kg of naphthalene. According to the Council of Europe Resolution ResAP (2008) on requirements and criteria for the safety of tattoos and permanent make-up, the level of PAH may not exceed 0.5 ppm.

Published
01 November 2013
Notifying authority
Germany
Catalog checked
30 July 2026
What should you do?

Check the authority measure and original alert.

Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Other. Category of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market. Date of entry into force: 08/10/2013

Official source alert
Safety Gate reference
A12/1508/13
Model
Batch#E01, LOT#321, best before 11/2015
Batch
Unknown
Category
Chemical products
Risk type
Chemical
Country of origin
United States

Black tattoo ink in plastic bottle of 30 ml.