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Tattoo ink Intenze “Dark Chocolate” — risk: chemical
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1193/15
Summary
null The ink contains antimony (measured value up to 3.2 mg/kg), arsenic (measured value up to 14.9 mg/kg), nickel (measured value up to 106 mg/kg) and lead (measured value up to 5.76 mg/kg). Antimony can irritate the skin and long-time exposure can affect the respiratory and cardiovascular systems. Arsenic is carcinogenic, exposure to lead is harmful for human health and can cause developmental neurotoxicity and…
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Product
Tattoo ink — Intenze
- Brand
- Intenze
- Name / model
- Dark Chocolate · Unknown
- Batch number(s)
- Lot SS 202 ex. 02/29/2020 and lot SS 200 ex. 01/31/2020
- Category
- Chemical products
- 30 ml bottle
What is the risk?
- null The ink contains antimony (measured value up to 3.2 mg/kg), arsenic (measured value up to 14.9 mg/kg), nickel (measured value up to 106 mg/kg) and lead (measured value up to 5.76 mg/kg). Antimony can irritate the skin and long-time exposure can affect the respiratory and cardiovascular systems. Arsenic is carcinogenic, exposure to lead is harmful for human health and can cause developmental neurotoxicity and nickel can cause skin irritation and induce sensitisation or elicit allergic responses.The Council of Europe Resolution ResAP (2008)1 on requirements and criteria for the safety of tattoos and permanent make-up recommends that the levels of antimony, arsenic and lead in tattoo inks do not exceed 2 mg/kg and that the content of nickel in tattoo inks is as low as technically achievable.The product does not comply with national legislation.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures
- Date of entry into force: 13/08/2015
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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