Balloons
Shen Hua
ToysChemical
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- The Netherlands
What is the danger
The amount of nitrosatable substances (3.38 mg/kg) released by the balloons is too high. Nitrosatable compounds can be converted into nitrosamines, which are genotoxic carcinogens via inhalation, ingestion or dermal exposure.
Requirements breached
A child can get exposed to them by putting the balloon in the mouth. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71-12.
Measures taken
- Withdrawal of the product from the market Compulsory measuresTaken by: OtherIn force from: 1 April 2018
Product
- Description
- Light blue birthday balloons decorated with the figure “1” . Each bag contains 10 balloons. A cardboard label is attached.
- Brand
- Model / type
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/0991/18 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2018-029
- Published
- 13 July 2018
© European Union, Safety Gate · https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/323548
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