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Balloons – Balloonia “Balloons”

Serious risk Chemical

Published by Safety Gate 13 Jul 2018In the weekly report of 20 Jul 2018 (week 29, 2018)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 2 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Balloons
Brand
Balloonia (3 alerts)
Name
Balloons
Type / model
100 balloons Red P25
Batch
873647902126
Description
Red balloons in a white and transparent plastic packet.
Risk
The amount of nitrosamines (0.11 mg/kg) released by the balloons is too high. Nitrosamines 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
  • Withdrawal of the product from the market · from 20 Mar 2018
Notifying country
The Netherlands
Country of origin
Spain
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/0986/18Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/0986/18Photo 3 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/0986/18
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/0986/18
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2018-029 (XML)
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