Balloons – Hema “20 balloons”
Serious risk Chemical
- Product
- Balloons
- Brand
- Hema (22 alerts)
- Name
- 20 balloons
- Type / model
- 1974 / 14.20.0127
- Description
- Transparent plastic bag containing 20 multi-coloured balloons (23 cm).
- Risk
- The amount of nitrosamines released by the balloons is too high (measured value up to 0.12 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
- Withdrawal of the product from the market · by the retailer · from 19 Jul 2018
- Notifying country
- France
- Country of origin
- The Netherlands
- Alert type
- Consumer
- Photos
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