Balloons
Balloonia · Globos - Balloons
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- Country of origin
- Spain
- Notifying country
- The Netherlands
- Counterfeit
- No
- Sold online
- No
What is the danger
The amount of nitrosamines (0.15 mg/kg) released by the balloons is too high.
Requirements breached
Nitrosamines are carcinogenic via inhalation, ingestion or dermal exposure. 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
- Heart-shaped balloons made of natural rubber latex, in transparent plastic packaging.
- Brand
- Model / type
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/1024/18 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2018-030
- Published
- 19 July 2018
- Corrigendum
- Notification A12/0860/18 has been removed from report 2018-026 following a reassessment of the risk proving the product was compliant with the applicable legislation at the time of production. Notifications A11/0126/16 from Report-2016-051 and A12/0904/18, published in Report-2018-027, have been updated at the request of the notifying authorities to include further information to allow correct identification of the affected models.
© European Union, Safety Gate · https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/323718
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