Toys
METALLIC BALLOONS · Balloons
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- Cyprus
What is the danger
The rubber of the balloons releases an excessive amount of nitrosamines (measured total value: 0.41 mg/ kg) and nitrosatable substances (measured total value: 1.82 mg/kg), which generate nitrosamines among which N-Nitrosodiethylamine (NDEA) and n-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA). 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.
Requirements breached
The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71-12.
Measures taken
- Withdrawal of the product from the market Compulsory measuresTaken by: RetailerIn force from: 20 January 2021
Product
- Description
- Black color Metallic Balloons.
- Packaging
- Paked into a transparent bag.
- Brand
- Model / type
- Barcode
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/00816/21 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2021-23
- Published
- 4 June 2021
- Modified
- 4 June 2021
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