Tattoo ink
Fantasia
- Case number
- A12/1263/12
- Category
- Chemical products
- Type / Model
- Batch No. #1699
- Batch
- Unknown
- Audience
- Consumer
- Notifying country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Country of origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Published
- 2012-08-24
⚠️ 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.