{
  "alert_number": "SR/02681/26",
  "url": "https://recallarchive.com/alert/sr-02681-26",
  "official_notice": "https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/10119043",
  "safety_gate_published": "2026-09-29",
  "weekly_report": {
    "year": 2026,
    "week": 39,
    "date": "2026-10-02"
  },
  "category": "Toys",
  "product": "Balloons",
  "brand_as_notified": "Qualatex",
  "brands": [
    {
      "name": "Qualatex",
      "url": "https://recallarchive.com/brand/qualatex"
    }
  ],
  "name": "Balloons/Globos/Ballons",
  "model": null,
  "batch": "202009",
  "barcode_as_notified": "071444135528",
  "barcodes": [
    "071444135528"
  ],
  "description": "Natural latex balloons in various colours with white printed images.",
  "production_dates": null,
  "risk_type": "Chemical",
  "risk": "The balloons release an excessive amount of nitrosatable substances (measured total value: 1.6 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": "Destruction of the product",
      "operator": "Retailer",
      "ordered": false,
      "from": "11 Aug 2026"
    }
  ],
  "measures_as_published": "Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Retailer\nCategory of measure(s): Destruction of the product\nDate of entry into force: 11/08/2026",
  "company_recall_code": null,
  "recall_page": null,
  "online_marketplaces": [
    "happyballoon.de"
  ],
  "notifying_country": "Germany",
  "country_of_origin": "United States",
  "alert_type": "Consumer",
  "counterfeit": false,
  "official_record": {
    "barcodes": [
      "071444135528"
    ],
    "batches": [
      "202009"
    ],
    "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."
}