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Helium tank – Party Factory “Ballon Gas”

Serious risk Injuries

Published by Safety Gate 9 Oct 2019In the weekly report of 18 Oct 2019 (week 42, 2019)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 4 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Helium tank
Brand
Party Factory
Name
Ballon Gas
Type / model
BR1C
Batch
4260432844047
Barcode
4260432844047
Description
Transportable helium tanks for inflating balloons. The product was (also) sold online, in particular via Amazon and other websites.
Risk
The valve is not protected and in the event of fall or impact this may lead to significant pressure on the tank neck. The neck of the bottle may consequently break and explode, causing a sudden liberation of the gas under pressure and a blast of metal parts. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Transportable Pressure Equipments Directive , the European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR 2017) and the relevant European Standard EN ISO 11118.
Measures
  • Withdrawal of the product from the market · by the distributor · from 13 Aug 2019
  • This product listing was removed by Amazon · from 13 Aug 2019
Online marketplace
Amazon
Notifying country
France
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/1532/19Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/1532/19Photo 3 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/1532/19
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/1532/19
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2019-042 (XML)
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