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Balloons – Shen Hua

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 5 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Balloons
Brand
Shen Hua (2 alerts)
Type / model
Item No. 4-599
Batch
EAN code 6970163 556987
Barcode
6970163556987
Description
Light blue birthday balloons decorated with the figure “1” . Each bag contains 10 balloons. A cardboard label is attached.
Risk
The amount of nitrosatable substances (3.38 mg/kg) released by the balloons is too high. Nitrosatable compounds can be converted into nitrosamines, which 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
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/0991/18
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/0991/18
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2018-029 (XML)
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