Balloons
Unknown · Yun fan 100 x three coloured balloons
ToysChemical
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- UK
What is the danger
The amount of nitrosamines released by the balloons is too high (measured value up to 2.3 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
- Destruction of the product Voluntary measuresTaken by: Importer
Product
- Description
- 100 coloured balloons supplied in clear plastic bag with CE sticker and label.
- Brand
- Model / type
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/1650/19 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2019-044
- Published
- 24 October 2019
- Corrigendum
- Notification A12/1154/19 has been permanently withdrawn from report 2019-31 of 02-08-2019 at the request of the notifying authority following new test results that prove compliance of the product. The brand name in notification A12/1393/19 of report 2019-39 has been corrected at the request of the notifying authority. Notification A12/1451/19 has temporarily been unpublished from web report 2019-40 at the request of the notifying authority due to an ongoing investigation. The category in notifications A12/1638/19 and A12/1641/19 has been changed from "Cosmetics" into "Chemical Products" after agreement with notifying authority. An additional distributor and the related voluntary measures have been added to A12/1641/19 on request of the notifying authority. In agreement with the notifying authority the products in notifications A12/16438/19 and A12/1641/19 have been changed to product not of professional use.
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