EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Chemical products
Tattoo ink Intenze “Mahoney Gangster Grey Dark and Lovely” — risk: chemical
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1641/19
Summary
The product contains an excessive amount of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) (measured total value: 17.9 mg/kg) and benzo[a]pyrene (measured value: 160 µg/kg). These PAHs may cause cancer and are also mutagenic and toxic for reproduction. The product does not comply with the recommendations of the Council of Europe Resolution ResAP (2008)1 on levels of impurities of PAHs in tattoo inks and the relevant…
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Product
Tattoo ink — Intenze
- Brand
- Intenze
- Name / model
- Mahoney Gangster Grey Dark and Lovely · Article: ST1189GGDALRef.: 1037C18916K03080167
- Batch number(s)
- Batch: BK133DIS Lot: SS243 Exp: 10/31/2021
- Category
- Chemical products
- Plastic bottle with drip cap, containing 29 ml of tattoo ink. The product was also sold online.
What is the risk?
- The product contains an excessive amount of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) (measured total value: 17.9 mg/kg) and benzo[a]pyrene (measured value: 160 µg/kg). These PAHs may cause cancer and are also mutagenic and toxic for reproduction. The product does not comply with the recommendations of the Council of Europe Resolution ResAP (2008)1 on levels of impurities of PAHs in tattoo inks and the relevant national Law.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: 15/10/2019
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 15/10/2019
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: 01/10/2019
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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