
Balloons
Cattex
ToysChemical
- Country of origin
- Italy
- Notifying country
- The Netherlands
- Counterfeit
- No
- Sold online
- No
What is the danger
The products pose a chemical risk because they contain nitrosamines which are classified as a category 2 carcinogen. Blue balloons: - N-nitrosamines (total): 4.18 mg/kg - N-nitrosatable substances (total): 6.15 mg/kg Orange balloons: - N-nitrosamines (total): 0.472 mg/kg - N-nitrosatable substances (total): 2.46 mg/kg balloon Yellow balloons: - N-nitrosamines (total): 1.65 mg/kg - N-nitrosatable substances (total): 6.95 mg/kg balloon. The product does not comply with the national legislation.
Measures taken
- Sales ban ordered by the authorities. Compulsory measuresTaken by: Other
Product
- Description
- Blue, orange and yellow balloons. The balloons are packed in a plastic bag containing 100 pieces.
- Brand
- Model / type
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- 1285/09 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2009-39
- Published
- 8 October 2009
© European Union, Safety Gate · https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/-15864
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