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Mahoney Gangster Grey Dark and Lovely

Official notice

1 Nov 2019

Last checked

1 Nov 2019

Critical riskEU Safety Gate

An official EU Safety Gate notice concerns Mahoney Gangster Grey Dark and Lovely. 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. Published 2019-11-01.

What to do now

The source does not provide specific consumer instructions. Follow the official EU Safety Gate notice for next steps.

Recall number

A12/1641/19

Official notice

2019-11-01

The hazard

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.

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Lots

Batch: BK133DIS Lot: SS243 Exp: 10/31/2021

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Affected products

Product 1

Tattoo ink

Product 2

Mahoney Gangster Grey Dark and Lovely

Risk / hazard

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.

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

DE · Germany

Location 2

FR · France

Affected area 1

DE · Germany

Affected area 2

FR · France

Company & contacts

Brand

Manufacturer

Not provided

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Intenze.

Source & status

Tier

beta

Category

HOME

Classification

Serious risk — Chemical

App estimate

critical

Recall details

Recall number

A12/1641/19

Classification

Serious risk — Chemical

Source tier

beta

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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