EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Chemical products
Tattoo ink Fantasia “Tribal Black” — risk: chemical
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1263/12
Summary
null The product poses a chemical risk because it contains 8.7 mg/kg policyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) of which 2.1 mg/kg are classified as carcinogenic. According to the Council of Europe Resolution ResAP (2008) on requirements and criteria for the safety of tattoos and permanent make-up polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons may not exceed a certain concentration. The level of PAH detected in the sample exceeded…
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Product
Tattoo ink — Fantasia
- Brand
- Fantasia
- Name / model
- Tribal Black · Batch No. #1699
- Batch number(s)
- Unknown
- Category
- Chemical products
- Plastic bottle containing 30ml of odourless black liquid. The bottle has a white screw cap. The bottle top is sealed with aluminium foil. The product has two adhesive labels.
What is the risk?
- null The product poses a chemical risk because it contains 8.7 mg/kg policyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) of which 2.1 mg/kg are classified as carcinogenic. According to the Council of Europe Resolution ResAP (2008) on requirements and criteria for the safety of tattoos and permanent make-up polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons may not exceed a certain concentration. The level of PAH detected in the sample exceeded the level of 0.5 ppm recommended in Resolution ResAP (2008) 1.
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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