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Party Balloons, 10 XXXL Latex Balloons Tasteless

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Country of origin: People's Republic of China
Notifying country: Germany

Open the alert on the European Commission website ↗

What is the danger

The rubber of the balloons releases an excessive amount of nitrosatable substances (NDMA and NDEA, total measured value: 1.7 mg/kg). These nitrosamines may cause cancer through ingestion or dermal exposure. A child could be exposed to it 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

Import rejected at border Compulsory measuresTaken by: ImporterIn force from: 6 January 2026

Product

Description: Ten black balloons.
Packaging: Plastic packaging.

Original source

Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.

Alert number: SR/00160/26 ↗
Weekly report: Report-2026-3
Published: 20 January 2026
Modified: 20 January 2026
Corrigendum: Notification SR/00149/26: at the request of the notifying authority the notification has been updated with additional information on the traceability and measures taken. Notification SR/00147/26: at the request of the notifying authority the notification has been updated with additional information on the traceability and measures taken. Notification SR/00148/26: at the request of the notifying authority the notification has been updated with additional information on the traceability and measures taken. Notification SR/00150/26: at the request of the notifying authority the notification has been updated with additional information on the traceability and measures taken.

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