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Water balloons “Waterbommen”

Serious risk Chemical

Published by Safety Gate 12 Sep 2018In the weekly report of 21 Sep 2018 (week 38, 2018)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked just nowSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Water balloons
Brand
Unknown
Name
Waterbommen
Type / model
LO-51202B2359-G
Batch
EAN: 8711194112012
Barcode
8711194112012
Description
Multicoloured latex balloons packaged in a plastic bag.
Risk
The amount of nitrosamines released by the balloons is too high (measured value: 0.40 mg/kg). 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
  • Recall of the product from end users · by the distributor · from 21 Aug 2018
Notifying country
France
Country of origin
Unknown
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/1347/18Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/1347/18
Photos shown from the Safety Gate server (European Commission); not copied here.

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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/1347/18
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2018-038 (XML)
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