
Balloons
LATEX BALLOONS
ToysChemical
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- Croatia
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
- 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
- Batch
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
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