{
  "alert_number": "A12/0991/18",
  "url": "https://recallarchive.com/alert/a12-0991-18",
  "official_notice": "https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/323548",
  "safety_gate_published": "2018-07-13",
  "weekly_report": {
    "year": 2018,
    "week": 29,
    "date": "2018-07-20"
  },
  "category": "Toys",
  "product": "Balloons",
  "brand_as_notified": "Shen Hua",
  "brands": [
    {
      "name": "Shen Hua",
      "url": "https://recallarchive.com/brand/shenhua"
    }
  ],
  "name": null,
  "model": "Item No. 4-599",
  "batch": "EAN code 6970163 556987",
  "barcode_as_notified": null,
  "barcodes": [
    "6970163556987"
  ],
  "description": "Light blue birthday balloons decorated with the figure “1” .  Each bag contains 10 balloons.  A cardboard label is attached.",
  "production_dates": null,
  "risk_type": "Chemical",
  "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.",
  "risk_level": "Serious risk",
  "measures": [
    {
      "measure": "Withdrawal of the product from the market",
      "operator": "Other",
      "ordered": true,
      "from": "1 Apr 2018"
    }
  ],
  "measures_as_published": "Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: Other\nCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market\nDate of entry into force: 01/04/2018",
  "company_recall_code": null,
  "recall_page": null,
  "online_marketplaces": [],
  "notifying_country": "The Netherlands",
  "country_of_origin": "People's Republic of China",
  "alert_type": "Consumer",
  "counterfeit": false,
  "official_record": {
    "barcodes": [],
    "batches": [
      "EAN code 6970163 556987"
    ],
    "models": [
      "Item No. 4-599"
    ]
  },
  "licence": "Weekly-report fields CC0 1.0; official_record and counterfeit: © European Union, CC BY 4.0",
  "source": "EU Safety Gate. recallarchive is independent and not affiliated with the European Commission; the official notice is authoritative."
}