
Balloons
UBL · 25 Balloons
ToysChoking
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- Czechia
- Counterfeit
- No
Requirements breached
The product poses the risk of choking because small children could put the empty balloons in the mouth and swallow. The product does not bear a warning about the danger of suffocation for children under the age of 8 due to deflated or destroyed balloons, or mention that adult supervision is required; missing information about the use of natural rubber filled with calcium carbonate (CaCO3). This product does not comply with the Toy Safety Directive and the relevant European standard EN-71.
Product
- Description
- Balloons (25 pcs / pack), packed in a cellophane bag marked "Happy Birthday Printed".
- Brand
- Model / type
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/0314/13 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2013-010
- Published
- 6 March 2013
- Corrigendum
- <font color="#ff0000"><b>Corrigenda</b></font><br/> Notification A12/0325/13 from week 10 of 2013 has been permanently removed following clarification of the risk by the notifying authorities.<br/> Notification 1786/10 from week 48 of 2010 has been permanently removed following further information received from the notifying country.<br/> Notification 0051/12 from week 3 of 2012 has been permanently withdrawn from the RAPEX website following a clarification of the risk.
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