EU Safety Gate · Report-2023-8
MTC · Balloons
The product releases an excessive amount of nitrosatable substances (measured value up to 2.9 mg/kg). 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 product in the mouth The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive nor with the European standard EN 71-12.
- Published
- 24 February 2023
- Notifying authority
- France
- Catalog checked
- 30 July 2026
Check the authority measure and original alert.
Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Importer. Category of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market. Date of entry into force: 17/11/2022 · Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Importer. Category of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users. Date of entry into force: 28/11/2022
Official source alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- A12/00387/23
- Model
- 50411
- Batch
- 052018
- Check-digit validated barcodes
- 3760263945902
Classification
- Category
- Toys
- Risk type
- Chemical
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
Product description
Bag of 8 metallic coloured balloons with a diameter of 23 cm.