Balloons
OWill · Luftballons blau, Baby Boy Ballon, New
ToysChemical
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- Germany
- Sold online
- Yes
What is the danger
The rubber in the balloons releases an excessive amount of nitrosatable substances (measured value 12.91 mg/kg), from which nitrosamines can be formed. Nitrosamines can cause cancer if swallowed or through skin contact. A child could be exposed to them if they touch the product or put it in their 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
- Removal of this product listing by the online marketplace Compulsory measuresTaken by: Other
- Recall of the product from end users Compulsory measuresTaken by: Other
- Removal of this product listing by the online marketplace Voluntary measuresTaken by: Other
Product
- Description
- Set of 50 blue inflatable balloons. Product sold online, in particular via Amazon (ASIN: B0DWSN1D5Q).
- Packaging
- White cardboard box.
- Brand
- Model / type
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- SR/03409/25 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2025-40
- Published
- 24 October 2025
- Modified
- 8 December 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 Notification SR/03420/25: has been withdrawn on the request of the notifying country, following presentation of new test evidence.
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