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Balloons – Riethmüller “Riethmüller 50x Ballons”

Serious risk Chemical

Published by Safety Gate 2 May 2022In the weekly report of 6 May 2022 (week 18, 2022)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 5 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Balloons
Brand
Riethmüller (3 alerts)
Name
Riethmüller 50x Ballons
Type / model
9192
Batch
21061
Barcode
4009775919216
Barcodes listed
4009775919216 (official alert record)
Description
50 coloured balloons
Risk
The amount of nitrosamines released by the balloons is too high (measured value up to 0.085 mg/kg). Nitrosamines are carcinogenic via inhalation, ingestion or dermal exposure. A child can be exposed to them by putting the balloon 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
  • Withdrawal of the product from the market · by the distributor · from 14 Apr 2022
Notifying country
Germany
Country of origin
Spain
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/00657/22
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/00657/22
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2022-18 (XML)
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