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Tattoo ink (Viking) · Viking ink Dark Shadow

The product contains excessive amounts of individual polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) (measured values; acenaphthylene: 0.5 mg/kg, naphthalene: 0.5 mg/kg, pyren: 2.2 mg/kg and benzo[a]pyrene 90 ppb). Some PAHs…

Read the official notice → Tattoo ink
Date
2022-01-07
Country
Sweden
Brand
Viking
Product
Tattoo ink
Classification
chemical
Category
Cosmetics & chemicals
Source
EU Safety Gate

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