
Balloons
My little day · 100 printed latex balloons
ToysChemical
- Country of origin
- Belgium
- Notifying country
- France
- Counterfeit
- No
What is the danger
The amount of nitrosatable substances (measured vakue up to 2.8 mg/kg) released by the balloons is too high.
Requirements breached
Nitrosatable compounds can be converted into nitrosamines, which 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
- Recall of the product from end users Voluntary measuresTaken by: Distributor
Product
- Description
- 100 balloons with coloured dots, packed in a plastic bag.
- Brand
- Model / type
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/1783/18 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2018-048
- Published
- 21 November 2018
© European Union, Safety Gate · https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/340291
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