{
  "alert_number": "SR/03021/26",
  "url": "https://recallarchive.com/alert/sr-03021-26",
  "official_notice": "https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/10119382",
  "safety_gate_published": "2026-10-21",
  "weekly_report": {
    "year": 2026,
    "week": 43,
    "date": "2026-10-30"
  },
  "category": "Toys",
  "product": "Balloons",
  "brand_as_notified": "Ousuga",
  "brands": [
    {
      "name": "Ousuga",
      "url": "https://recallarchive.com/brand/ousuga"
    }
  ],
  "name": "Blue Balloons, 50 St 12 Tums Latex dark blu",
  "model": null,
  "batch": null,
  "barcode_as_notified": null,
  "barcodes": [],
  "description": "Blue coloured balloons.",
  "production_dates": null,
  "risk_type": "Chemical",
  "risk": "The finger rubber of the balloons releases an excessive amount of nitrosatable substances (measured total value: up to 2.13 mg/kg), which generate nitrosamines. Nitrosamamines 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.",
  "risk_level": "Serious risk",
  "measures": [
    {
      "measure": "Withdrawal of the product from the market",
      "operator": "Distributor",
      "ordered": false,
      "from": "9 Oct 2026"
    },
    {
      "measure": "Withdrawal of the product from the market",
      "operator": "Other",
      "ordered": false,
      "from": "31 Aug 2026"
    }
  ],
  "measures_as_published": "Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Distributor\nCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market\nDate of entry into force: 09/10/2026\nType of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Other\nCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market\nDate of entry into force: 31/08/2026",
  "company_recall_code": null,
  "recall_page": null,
  "online_marketplaces": [
    "Amazon"
  ],
  "notifying_country": "Sweden",
  "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."
}