Balloons
Latex Balloons
ToysChemical
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- Sweden
- Counterfeit
- No
- Sold online
- Yes
What is the danger
The balloons release an excessive amount of nitrosatable substances (measured total value up to 1.81 mg/kg). Nitrosatable substances can be transformed into nitrosamines which may cause cancer through ingestion or dermal exposure. A child will be exposed to them when blowing up or touching the balloons.
Requirements breached
The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive nor with the European standard EN 71-12.
Measures taken
- Removal of this product listing by the online marketplace Voluntary measuresTaken by: Distributor
Product
- Description
- Latex balloons in different colours with printed pictures of various animals. Product sold online, in particular via Joom.
- Packaging
- Plastic bag.
- Model / type
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- INFO/00032/24 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2024-4
- Published
- 24 January 2024
- Modified
- 24 January 2024
© European Union, Safety Gate · https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/10011698
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