{
  "alert_number": "SR/02081/26",
  "url": "https://recallarchive.com/alert/sr-02081-26",
  "official_notice": "https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/10099579",
  "safety_gate_published": "2026-08-14",
  "weekly_report": {
    "year": 2026,
    "week": 29,
    "date": "2026-07-24"
  },
  "category": "Toys",
  "product": "Balloons",
  "brand_as_notified": null,
  "brands": [],
  "name": null,
  "model": "2025HCQ",
  "batch": null,
  "barcode_as_notified": null,
  "barcodes": [],
  "description": "Pack of 62 5-inch black latex balloons.",
  "production_dates": null,
  "risk_type": "Chemical",
  "risk": "The balloons release an excessive amount of nitrosatable substances (measured total value: 2.091 mg/kg). Nitrosatable substances can be absorbed through the skin and mouth while playing and generate nitrosamines. Nitrosamines may cause cancer. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive.",
  "risk_level": "Serious risk",
  "measures": [
    {
      "measure": "Removal of this product listing by the online marketplace",
      "operator": "Other",
      "ordered": false,
      "from": "22 Mar 2026"
    },
    {
      "measure": "Stop of sales",
      "operator": "Manufacturer",
      "ordered": false,
      "from": "20 Jul 2026"
    }
  ],
  "measures_as_published": "Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Other\nCategory of measure(s): Removal of this product listing by the online marketplace\nDate of entry into force: 22/03/2026\nType of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Manufacturer\nCategory of measure(s): Stop of sales\nDate of entry into force: 20/07/2026",
  "company_recall_code": null,
  "recall_page": null,
  "online_marketplaces": [
    "Temu"
  ],
  "notifying_country": "Germany",
  "country_of_origin": "People's Republic of China",
  "alert_type": "Consumer",
  "counterfeit": false,
  "official_record": {
    "barcodes": [],
    "batches": [],
    "models": [
      "2025HCQ"
    ]
  },
  "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."
}