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Balloons – DUILE - Tong Rui “Party 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 6 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Balloons
Brand
DUILE - Tong Rui
Name
Party balloons
Type / model
SKU716872-3D1Q0 EVK
Batch
1109-0-22260
Description
100 pearl-orange coloured, 10'' balloons in a plastic bag.
Risk
The amount of nitrosamines (0.14 mg/kg) and nitrosatable substances (1.12 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 · by the exporter · from 20 Mar 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 A12/0996/18
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/0996/18
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2018-029 (XML)
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