Germany
PLATINUM tattoo ink (30 ml plastic bottle) sold as Dynamic Ruby Port Premium Tattoo Ink, Type Ruby Port, barcode 810132830846, batch LOT-RP-140125-DP, made in Spain, is affected. It was banned and withdrawn from the market because it contains excessive formaldehyde (measured up to 21.7 mg/kg), excessive benzisothiazolinone (measured up to 140 mg/kg) and excessive colouring agent CI 73915, and these chemicals are not listed on the ingredients; formaldehyde is a skin sensitiser and may cause cancer, and benzisothiazolinone can irritate skin and cause allergic reactions; marketing ban and product withdrawal are compulsory for retailers.
What's being recalled
Tattoo ink, 30 ml.
Packaging: Plastic bottle.
Country of origin: Spain.
How to identify it
Safety Gate alert SR/02709/26
Product name on the item: Dynamic Ruby Port Premium Tattoo Ink.
Type or model: Ruby Port
Barcode: 810132830846
Batch: LOT-RP-140125-DP
The hazard
The product has an excessive concentration of formaldehyde (measured value up to 21.7 mg/kg). Formaldehyde is a skin sensitiser and can trigger allergic reactions and may cause cancer. Additionally, the product has an excessive concentration of benzisothiazolinone (measured value up to 140 mg/kg). Benzisothiazolinone causes skin irritation and may cause an allergic skin reaction. The product also has an excessive concentration of the colouring agent CI 73915. Moreover, the presence of these chemicals is not indicated in the list of ingredients.
The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation nor with the Regulation on classification, labelling and packaging (CLP).
What to do
Ban marketing of product (compulsory, retailer).
Product withdrawal from market (compulsory, retailer).
The official notice
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