Balloons
AhfuLife · 100pcs Balloons-Multicolour
- 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: 0.063 mg/kg) and nitrosatable substances (measured value: 2.99 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 nor with the European standard EN 71-12.
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
- Set of 100 balloons in ten different colours. Product sold online, in particular via Amazon (ASIN: B0F28MHDST).
- Packaging
- Plastic bag.
- Brand
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- SR/04511/25 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2025-52
- Published
- 22 December 2025
- Modified
- 12 February 2026
- Corrigendum
- Notifications SR/04442/25, SR/04454/25: at the request of the notifying authority the applicable legal basis has been updated. Notification SR/04513/25: at the request of the notifying authority the notification has been updated with additional information on the traceability and measures taken. Notification SR/04516/25: at the request of the notifying authority the notification has been updated with additional information on the traceability and measures taken. Notification SR/04514/25: at the request of the notifying authority the notification has been updated with additional information on the traceability and measures taken. Notification SR/04510/25: at the request of the notifying authority the notification has been updated with additional information on the product identification.
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