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Balloons – Folatex “Balloons”

Serious risk Chemical

Published by Safety Gate 27 Jul 2018In the weekly report of 3 Aug 2018 (week 31, 2018)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 8 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Balloons
Brand
Folatex
Name
Balloons
Type / model
Orange, 10 pieces, 30 cm
Batch
8714572081726 / 170145
Barcode
8714572081726
Description
Transparent plastic bag containing 10 orange balloons.
Risk
The amount of nitrosamines (0.16 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 20 Mar 2018
Notifying country
The Netherlands
Country of origin
Mexico
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/1115/18
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/1115/18
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2018-031 (XML)
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