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Balloons – Balloonia “Globos - Balloons”

Serious risk Chemical

Published by Safety Gate 19 Jul 2018In the weekly report of 27 Jul 2018 (week 30, 2018)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 9 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Balloons
Brand
Balloonia (3 alerts)
Name
Globos - Balloons
Type / model
Header-BagsArt. 90125
Batch
8713647901259
Barcode
8713647901259
Description
Heart-shaped balloons made of natural rubber latex, in transparent plastic packaging.
Risk
The amount of nitrosamines (0.15 mg/kg) released by the balloons is too high. Nitrosamines are carcinogenic 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
Spain
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/1024/18
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/1024/18
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2018-030 (XML)
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