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True Black

Official notice

14 Nov 2014

Last checked

14 Nov 2014

Critical riskEU Safety Gate

An official EU Safety Gate notice concerns True Black. Null The product contains polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), including benzo(a)pyrene, (measured values for benzo(a)pyrene: 0.058mg/kg, total of carcinogenic PAHs: 0.529 mg/kg). The product contains also lead (measured value: 15.7 mg/kg).According to the Council of Europe Resolution ResAP (2008) on requirements and criteria for the safety of tattoos and permanent make-up, the level of benzo(a)pyrene (BaP) may not exceed 0.05 mg/kg and the level of lead should not exceed 2 mg/kg. Published 2014-11-14.

What to do now

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

Recall number

A12/1782/14

Official notice

2014-11-14

The hazard

Null The product contains polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), including benzo(a)pyrene, (measured values for benzo(a)pyrene: 0.058mg/kg, total of carcinogenic PAHs: 0.529 mg/kg). The product contains also lead (measured value: 15.7 mg/kg).According to the Council of Europe Resolution ResAP (2008) on requirements and criteria for the safety of tattoos and permanent make-up, the level of benzo(a)pyrene (BaP) may not exceed 0.05 mg/kg and the level of lead should not exceed 2 mg/kg.

How to check if you're affected

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Models

TRUE BLACKCI:77891;CI:77491;

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Affected products

Product 1

Tattoo ink

Product 2

True Black

Risk / hazard

Null The product contains polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), including benzo(a)pyrene, (measured values for benzo(a)pyrene: 0.058mg/kg, total of carcinogenic PAHs: 0.529 mg/kg). The product contains also lead (measured value: 15.7 mg/kg).According to the Council of Europe Resolution ResAP (2008) on requirements and criteria for the safety of tattoos and permanent make-up, the level of benzo(a)pyrene (BaP) may not exceed 0.05 mg/kg and the level of lead should not exceed 2 mg/kg.

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

Manufacturer

Not provided

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Hao Tattoo.

Source & status

Tier

beta

Category

HOME

Classification

Serious risk — Chemical

App estimate

critical

Recall details

Recall number

A12/1782/14

Classification

Serious risk — Chemical

Source tier

beta

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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