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ETS FERRY, FERRY JOUETS 100 ballons luxe colorés balloons — chemical risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalMay 14, 2021
Photo from the official notice: ETS FERRY, FERRY JOUETS 100 ballons luxe colorés balloons — chemical risk
Photo from the official notice: ETS FERRY, FERRY JOUETS 100 ballons luxe colorés balloons — chemical risk

Photos from the official notice: EU Safety Gate (European Commission) · image rights

Hazard

The rubber of the balloon releases an excessive amount of n-nitrosodiethylamine (NDEA), n-nitrosomorpholine (NMOR) and n-nitrosodiethanolamine (NDELA) (measured values: 0.008 mg/kg, 0.060 mg/kg and 0.050 mg/kg, respectively). NDEA, NMOR, and NDELA are n-nitrosamines, which 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 Toy Safety Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71-12.

Measures taken

  • Recall of the product from end users — Distributor

Product description

100 plain balloons, of various colours.

What should I do?

If you own this product, stop using it and check the official notice for what the seller or authority advises (return, refund, repair or disposal). Measures listed here were reported by national authorities to the EU Safety Gate system.

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