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Balloons – Poundland, Dealz “Valentine’s Day balloons”

Serious risk Chemical

Published by Safety Gate 24 Jun 2025In the weekly report of 27 Jun 2025 (week 26, 2025)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 6 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Balloons
Brand
Poundland, Dealz
Brand as notified
Poundland/Dealz
Name
Valentine’s Day balloons
Type / model
939773
Batch
SS25
Barcode
5045735005543
Barcodes listed
5045735005543 (official alert record)
Description
Package of 8 heart-shaped balloons, intended for Valentine's day.
Risk
The rubber of the balloons releases an excessive amount of nitrosatable substances(measured total value: 2.63 mg/kg), which generate nitrosamines among which it was found N-nitrosodiethanolamine (NDELA) and N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA). Nitrosamines may cause cancer through ingestion or dermal exposure. A child could be exposed to them 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.
Measures
  • Withdrawal of the product from the market · by the manufacturer · from 5 Jun 2025
  • Recall of the product from end users · by the manufacturer · from 5 Jun 2025
Recall page
https://www.dealz.ie/media/wysiwyg/PDF/CUSTOMER_NOTICE_DZ_ROI_-_939773_-_8PK_HEART_BALLOONS_VDAY.pdfhttps://www.poundland.co.uk/product-recall?srsltid=AfmBOortTTgTkBDqpKWB5iCgCgoAYxn362IlqdElhe9BIJtAU4U3sHun
Notifying country
Ireland
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert SR/02339/25
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert SR/02339/25
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2025-26 (XML)
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