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Balloons

Serious risk Chemical

Published by Safety Gate 4 Nov 2010In the weekly report of 5 Nov 2010 (week 44, 2010)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked just nowSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Balloons
Type / model
br>Product: BalloonsBrand: Melloc
Description
1 pack of 50 balloons in various colours (purple, bright blue, yellow, green, red, dark blue, orange, pink) and shapes.
Risk
The product poses a chemical risk because it contains nitrosamines which are classified as a category 2 carcinogen (total nitrosamines: 255 µg/kg of nitrosamine; total nitrosable substances: 2227 µg/kg; exceeding the permissible release of N-nitrosamines by approx. 400% and nitrosable substances by approx. 120%).The product does not comply with the national legislation.
Measures
  • Seizure of remaining stock by the authorities
  • Voluntary withdrawal from the market
Notifying country
Germany
Country of origin
Mexico
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 1610/10
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 1610/10
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2010-44 (XML)
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