EU Safety Gate · Report-2025-50
"Let's party!" · Balloons
The rubber of the balloons releases an excessive amount of nitrosamines (measured total value: 0.096 mg/ kg), and nitrosatable substances (measured value: 0.834 mg/kg) which generate nitrosamines. Nitrosamines 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
- 12 December 2025
- Notifying authority
- Germany
- 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): Recall of the product from end users. Date of entry into force: 19/11/2025 · Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Distributor. Category of measure(s): Stop of sales. Date of entry into force: 19/11/2025
Official source alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- SR/04266/25
Classification
- Category
- Toys
- Risk type
- Chemical
- Country of origin
- Spain
Product description
Set of 40 balloons in different colours with a diameter of 27 cm.