{
  "alert_number": "SR/00160/26",
  "url": "https://recallarchive.com/alert/sr-00160-26",
  "official_notice": "https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/10097385",
  "safety_gate_published": "2026-01-20",
  "weekly_report": {
    "year": 2026,
    "week": 3,
    "date": "2026-01-23"
  },
  "category": "Toys",
  "product": "Balloons",
  "brand_as_notified": null,
  "brands": [],
  "name": "Party Balloons, 10 XXXL Latex Balloons Tasteless",
  "model": null,
  "batch": null,
  "barcode_as_notified": null,
  "barcodes": [],
  "description": "Ten black balloons.",
  "production_dates": null,
  "risk_type": "Chemical",
  "risk": "The rubber of the balloons releases an excessive amount of nitrosatable substances (NDMA and NDEA, total measured value: 1.7 mg/kg). These nitrosamines may cause cancer through ingestion or dermal exposure. A child could be exposed to it when touching or putting the product in the mouth. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive nor with the European standard EN 71-12.",
  "risk_level": "Serious risk",
  "measures": [
    {
      "measure": "Import rejected at border",
      "operator": "Importer",
      "ordered": true,
      "from": "6 Jan 2026"
    }
  ],
  "measures_as_published": "Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: Importer\nCategory of measure(s): Import rejected at border\nDate of entry into force: 06/01/2026",
  "company_recall_code": null,
  "recall_page": null,
  "online_marketplaces": [],
  "notifying_country": "Germany",
  "country_of_origin": "People's Republic of China",
  "alert_type": "Consumer",
  "counterfeit": false,
  "official_record": {
    "barcodes": [],
    "batches": [],
    "models": []
  },
  "licence": "Weekly-report fields CC0 1.0; official_record and counterfeit: © European Union, CC BY 4.0",
  "source": "EU Safety Gate. recallarchive is independent and not affiliated with the European Commission; the official notice is authoritative."
}