Balloons
Hema · 20 balloons
ToysChemical
- Country of origin
- The Netherlands
- Notifying country
- France
- Counterfeit
- No
What is the danger
The amount of nitrosamines released by the balloons is too high (measured value up to 0.12 mg/kg).
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 Voluntary measuresTaken by: RetailerIn force from: 19 July 2018
Product
- Description
- Transparent plastic bag containing 20 multi-coloured balloons (23 cm).
- Brand
- Model / type
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/1766/18 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2018-047
- Published
- 16 November 2018
- Modified
- 7 September 2020
- Corrigendum
- Corrigenda : Notification A12/1053/18 from Report 2018-030 has been permanently removed at the request of the notifying authority following new test results which show that the product complies. Notification A11/0084/18 from Report-2018-045 has been modified to correct the product description and applicable legal basis.
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