Balloons – Qualatex
Serious risk Chemical
- Product
- Balloons
- Brand
- Qualatex (3 alerts)
- Type / model
- 201908
- Barcode
- 071444315647
- Barcodes listed
- 071444315647 (official alert record)
- Description
- 25 multicoloured helium balloons.
- Risk
- The amount of N-nitrosatable substances released by the balloons is too high (measured value up to 1.647 mg/kg). Nitrosatable compounds can be converted into nitrosamines, which are genotoxic carcinogens via inhalation, ingestion or dermal exposure. A child can get exposed to them by putting the balloon in the mouth. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71-12.
- Measures
- Recall of the product from end users · from 23 Nov 2020
- Recall of the product from end users · by the distributor · from 23 Nov 2020
- Notifying country
- Malta
- Country of origin
- Unknown
- Alert type
- Consumer
- Photos
- Photos shown from the Safety Gate server (European Commission); not copied here.
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Other alerts for Qualatex
- Toys · Germany Balloons – Qualatex “Ballons / Globos / Ballon” 16 Octweek 41 report, 2026 Chemical Serious risk
- Toys · Germany Balloons – Qualatex “Balloons/Globos/Ballons” 2 Octweek 39 report, 2026 Chemical Serious risk