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Balloons – Boland “PEACE”

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
Boland (6 alerts)
Name
PEACE
Type / model
1643
Batch
8712026445070
Barcode
8712026445070
Description
Balloons made of natural rubber latex in transparent plastic packaging.
Risk
The amount of nitrosamines (0.18 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 1 Apr 2018
Notifying country
The Netherlands
Country of origin
Mexico
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/0989/18
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/0989/18
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2018-029 (XML)
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