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A12/00800/24

Balloons

LATEX BALLOONS

ToysChemical
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Notifying country
Croatia
Open the alert on the European Commission website ↗

What is the danger

The rubber of the balloons releases an excessive amount of N-nitrosatable substances (NDMA and NDEA, total measured value: 1.54 mg/kg). These nitrosamines 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

  1. Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures Compulsory measuresTaken by: RetailerIn force from: 12 January 2024

Product

Description
Ten blue latex balloons.
Packaging
Transparent plastic bag.
Barcode
8050591019457
Batch
2210006-1

Original source

Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.

Alert number
A12/00800/24 ↗
Weekly report
Report-2024-13
Published
26 March 2024
Modified
26 March 2024

© European Union, Safety Gate · https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/10012397

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