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Kuro Sumi Colors Tattoo Ink — recall A12/0673/15

EU Safety Gate (RAPEX) · Sweden · 2015-06-05 · Serious risk

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Agency
EU Safety Gate (RAPEX)
Recall identifier
A12/0673/15
Date of alert
2015-06-05
Country / jurisdiction
Sweden
Risk level
Serious risk
Risk type
Chemical
Brand
Kuro Sumi
Product category
Chemical products
Product type
Tattoo ink
Reported risk: The product contains polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH)s, including benzo(a)pyrene and naphthalene (measured value of PAHs: up to 20 mg/kg), as well as cadmium, lead and zinc (measured values 28 mg/kg, 41 mg/kg and 246 mg/kg). The Council of Europe Resolution ResAP (2008)1 on requirements and criteria for the safety of tattoos and permanent make-up, recommends that the total amount of PAHs do not exceed 0.5 mg/kg. The recommendation for cadmium, lead and zinc is that they do not exceed 0.2 mg/kg,, 2 mg/kg and 50 mg/kg respectively. The product does not comply with the national legislation.
Action taken by the authority
Type of economic operator taking notified measure
Other
Category of measure
Withdrawal of the product from the market
Date of entry into force
16/12/2014
Primary source: https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/159245

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