Balloons
Simspear · Smile
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- Germany
- Sold online
- Yes
What is the danger
The rubber of the balloons releases nitrosamines (measured total value: 1.61 mg/ kg). Nitrosamines may cause cancer through ingestion or dermal exposure. A child could be exposed to them when touching or putting the product in the mouth. Moreover, the product releases an excessive amount of nitrosatable substances (measured total value: 9.13 mg/kg), which generate nitrosamines.
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
- Recall of the product from end users Compulsory measuresTaken by: OtherIn force from: 19 March 2025
Product
- Description
- Inflatable balloons, in a variety of colours. Product sold online, in particular via Amazon.com (ASIN: B0B1Q34R64).
- Packaging
- Plastic bag.
- Brand
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- SR/01263/25 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2025-14
- Published
- 1 April 2025
- Modified
- 22 April 2025
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