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Heart-shaped balloons – Maines Import & Export “I love You”

Serious risk Reizung und Verätzung ggfs. der Augen

Published by Safety Gate 12 Apr 2021In the weekly report of 16 Apr 2021 (week 15, 2021)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 4 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Heart-shaped balloons
Brand
Maines Import & Export
Brand as notified
Maines Import & Export GmbH & Co. KG
Name
I love You
Type / model
Order N0.: 861
Barcode
4062993311408
Barcodes listed
4 062993 311408 (official alert record)
Barcode as notified
4 062993 311408
Description
Two sealed plastic bags, one inside the other, containing a third bag filled with liquid and a powder.
Risk
The sealed bag with liquid inside the gift contains a highly concentrated citric acid (measured value 392 g per litre, pH 1.05). When opened to induce the chemical reaction with the bicarbonate to inflate the heart, the acid solution can easily get in contact with the skin and eyes, causing eye irritation and skin corrosion. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71-4.
Measures
  • Stop of sales · by the importer · from 1 Mar 2021
  • Stop of sales · by the distributor · from 24 Feb 2021
  • Withdrawal of the product from the market · by the importer · from 1 Mar 2021
Notifying country
Germany
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/00508/21Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/00508/21Photo 3 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/00508/21Photo 4 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/00508/21Photo 5 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/00508/21
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/00508/21
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2021-15 (XML)
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