Balloons
Folatex · Balloons
ToysChemical
- Country of origin
- Mexico
- Notifying country
- The Netherlands
- Counterfeit
- No
- Sold online
- Yes
What is the danger
The amount of nitrosamines (0.16 mg/kg) released by the balloons is too high.
Requirements breached
Nitrosamines are genotoxic carcinogens 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: 20 March 2018
Product
- Description
- Transparent plastic bag containing 10 orange balloons.
- Brand
- Model / type
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/1115/18 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2018-031
- Published
- 27 July 2018
- Corrigendum
- Notification A12/0946/18, published in Report-2018-028, was updated at the request of the notifying authority to indicate that the product is considered to be counterfeit.
© European Union, Safety Gate · https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/325741
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