
Balloons
Spooky Celebrations · Lot de 25 ballons Halloween
ToysChemical
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- France
- Counterfeit
- No
- Sold online
- No
What is the danger
The rubber of the balloons releases an excessive amount of nitrosatable substances (NDMA)(measured value: up to 6.63 mg/kg) This nitrosamine may cause cancer through ingestion or dermal exposure. A child could be exposed to it when touching or putting the product in the mouth.
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
- Withdrawal of the product from the market Voluntary measuresTaken by: DistributorIn force from: 5 December 2023
- Recall of the product from end users Voluntary measuresTaken by: DistributorIn force from: 18 December 2023
Product
- Description
- White balloons with black drawings depicting Halloween-themed faces
- Packaging
- Cardboard sleeve
- Brand
- Model / type
- Barcode
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/00517/24 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2024-9
- Published
- 28 February 2024
- Modified
- 28 February 2024
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