
Balloons
PartyDeco · bride to be party
ToysChemical
- Country of origin
- Poland
- Notifying country
- Finland
What is the danger
The rubber of the balloons releases an excessive amount of nitrosamines (measured total value: 1.78 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.
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: DistributorIn force from: 2 June 2025
Product
- Description
- Set of six inflatable balloons, themed for a bachelorette party.
- Packaging
- Transparent plastic bag with white cardboard label.
- Brand
- Model / type
- Barcode
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- SR/02384/25 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2025-27
- Published
- 9 July 2025
- Modified
- 13 March 2026
- Corrigendum
- Notification SR/02384/25: at the request of the notifying authority the notification has been updated with additional information on the product identification. Notification SE/05125/25: at the request of the notifying authority the notification has been updated with additional information on the traceability. Notification SR/02436/25: at the request of the notifying authority the notification has been updated with additional information on the measures taken. Notification SR/02458/25: at the request of the notifying authority the notification has been updated with additional information on the measures taken.
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