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Balloons “Balloon 23 cm”

Serious risk Chemical

Published by Safety Gate 20 Feb 2024In the weekly report of 23 Feb 2024 (week 8, 2024)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 4 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Balloons
Name
Balloon 23 cm
Type / model
08017
Barcode
8711252080178
Barcodes listed
8711252080178 (official alert record)
Description
Set of 20 balloons in varying colours. Product sold online.
Risk
The balloons release an excessive amount of nitrosatable substances (measured total value up to 0.1 mg/kg). Nitrosatable substances can be transformed into nitrosamines which may cause cancer through ingestion or dermal exposure. A child could be exposed to them when touching or putting the product in the mouth. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive nor with the European standard EN 71-12.
Measures
  • Recall of the product from end users · by the distributor · from 22 Nov 2022
Notifying country
Sweden
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/00426/24Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/00426/24Photo 3 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/00426/24Photo 4 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/00426/24
Photos shown from the Safety Gate server (European Commission); not copied here.

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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/00426/24
    European Commission, Safety Gaterecord fields marked “official alert record”: © European Union, CC BY 4.0; values listed separately here
  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2024-8 (XML)
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