EU Safety Gate · Report-2019-049
Dynamic · BLK
The product contains an excessive amount of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons PAH among which benzo[a]pyrene (measured values: 1,62 mg/kg and 0,12 mg/kg, respectively). PAHs and benzo[a]pyrene 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 in tattoo inks the levels of impurities of PAHs does not exceed 0,5 mg/kg and 5 µg/kg of benzo[a]pyrene.
- Published
- 06 December 2019
- Notifying authority
- Finland
- Catalog checked
- 30 July 2026
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Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: Importer. Category of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market. Date of entry into force: 19/11/2019 · Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: Distributor. Category of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market. Date of entry into force: 19/11/2019 · 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: 29/10/2019 · Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Distributor. Category of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market. Date of entry into force: 07/11/2019
Official source alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- A12/1838/19
- Model
- Black
- Batch
- Lot:12026230
Classification
- Category
- Chemical products
- Risk type
- Chemical
- Country of origin
- United States
Product description
29,6 ml of black tattoo ink in a transparent plastic bottle fitted with a dispensing nozzle and a screw-top. The product was also sold online.