Balloons
Yiran · Macaron Pastel Balloons - Pack of 50
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- Germany
- Sold online
- Yes
What is the danger
The rubber of the balloons releases an excessive amount of nitrosamines (measured total value: 0.082 mg/ kg), and also releases an excessive amount of nitrosatable substances (measured value: 8.14 mg/kg) which generate nitrosamines. 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.
Measures taken
- Recall of the product from end users Compulsory measuresTaken by: Other
- Removal of this product listing by the online marketplace Compulsory measuresTaken by: Other
Product
- Description
- Pack of 50 pastel-coloured inflatable balloons. Product sold online, in particular via Amazon (ASIN: B08YY8VX8S).
- Packaging
- Plastic bag.
- Brand
- Model / type
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- SR/03395/25 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2025-40
- Published
- 2 October 2025
- Modified
- 2 October 2025
- Corrigendum
- Notification SR/03408/25: at the request of the notifying authority the notification has been updated with additional information on the adopted measures. Notification SR/03405/25: at the request of the notifying authority the notification has been updated with additional information on the adopted measures. Notification SR/03404/25: at the request of the notifying authority the notification has been updated with additional information on the adopted measures. Notification SR/03402/25: the risk description of the notification has been updated to better reflect the risk. SR/03420/25: at the request of the notifying authority the notification has been updated with new risk description and legal provisions. Notification SR/03420/25: has been withdrawn on the request of the notifying country, following presentation of new test evidence.
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