EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Chemical products
Tattoo ink Intenze “True Black” — risk: chemical
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1692/19
Summary
The product contains polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH)s, including benzo(a)pyrene (measured values: benzo(a)pyrene up to 0.35 mg/kg; total of PAHs: 62.4 mg/kg).Some PAHs are carcinogenic, including benzo(a)pyrene. The Council of Europe Resolution ResAP (2008)1 on requirements and criteria for the safety of tattoos and permanent make-up, recommends that the level of benzo(a)pyrene (BaP) does not exceed 0.005…
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Product
Tattoo ink — Intenze
- Brand
- Intenze
- Name / model
- True Black · Article: ST1019TB
- Batch number(s)
- Batch: BK144IMX40 Ref.: 1036C01918L21081551 LOT: SS 280 Exp: 11/30/2022
- Category
- Chemical products
- Plastic bottle with drip cap, 29.6 ml. The product was sold online.
What is the risk?
- The product contains polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH)s, including benzo(a)pyrene (measured values: benzo(a)pyrene up to 0.35 mg/kg; total of PAHs: 62.4 mg/kg).Some PAHs are carcinogenic, including benzo(a)pyrene. The Council of Europe Resolution ResAP (2008)1 on requirements and criteria for the safety of tattoos and permanent make-up, recommends that the level of benzo(a)pyrene (BaP) does not exceed 0.005 mg/kg and the total amount of PAHs does not exceed 0.5 mg/kg.The product does not comply with national legislation.
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: 20/10/2019
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: 20/10/2019
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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