Balloons
WAKADABALOON · Ballons lumineux ('Luminous balloons')
ToysChemical
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- France
Requirements breached
The amount of nitrosamines released by the balloons is too high (measured value up to 0.31 mg/kg). A child could put the balloon in the mouth to blow or suck it; nitrosamines are carcinogenic via inhalation and ingestion. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive.
Measures taken
- Destruction of the product Voluntary measuresTaken by: Importer
- Withdrawal of the product from the market Voluntary measuresTaken by: Importer
Product
- Description
- Balloons in different colours, containing a device to light them up.
- Brand
- Model / type
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/0930/16 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2016-031
- Published
- 27 July 2016
- Corrigendum
- Notification A12/0180/16 in Report-2016-007, has been updated at the request of the notifying authority following extension of the recall. Notification A12/0393/16 in Report-2016-013, has been withdrawn at the request of the notifying authority following re-assessment of the risk.
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