Serious riskSerious risk
EU Safety Gate · Report-2024-13
LATEX BALLOONS
The rubber of the balloons releases an excessive amount of N-nitrosatable substances (NDMA and NDEA, total measured value: 1.54 mg/kg). These nitrosamines may cause cancer through ingestion or dermal exposure. A child could be exposed to it when touching or 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
- 29 March 2024
- Notifying authority
- Croatia
- Catalog checked
- 30 July 2026
Check the authority measure and original alert.
Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: Retailer. Category of measure(s): Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures. Date of entry into force: 12/01/2024
Official source alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- A12/00800/24
- Batch
- 2210006-1
- Check-digit validated barcodes
- 22100061 · 8050591019457
Classification
- Category
- Toys
- Risk type
- Chemical
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
Product description
Ten blue latex balloons.