Serious riskSerious risk
EU Safety Gate · Report-2023-51
Balloons
The rubber of the balloons releases an excessive amount of nitrosatable substances (measured total value: up to 1.88 mg/kg). Nitrosatable substances can be transformed into nitrosamines which may cause cancer through ingestion or dermal exposure. A child could be exposed to them 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
- 22 December 2023
- Notifying authority
- Sweden
- Catalog checked
- 30 July 2026
Check the authority measure and original alert.
Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Distributor. Category of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market. Date of entry into force: 17/03/2023
Official source alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- A12/03090/23
- Model
- 491-661670
- Batch
- 053736
- Check-digit validated barcodes
- 8720573398213
Classification
- Category
- Toys
- Risk type
- Chemical
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
Product description
White balloons with red handprint