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GAPPY PARTY 10 ballons jaunes balloons — chemical risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalOct 6, 2023
Photo from the official notice: GAPPY PARTY 10 ballons jaunes balloons — chemical risk
Photo from the official notice: GAPPY PARTY 10 ballons jaunes balloons — chemical risk

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

Hazard

The rubber of the balloons releases an excessive amount of 4-nitrosomorpholine (NMOR)(measured value up to 0.16 mg/ kg). NMOR is a nitrosamine, 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 requirements of the Toy Safety Directive nor with the European standard EN 71-12.

Measures taken

  • Recall of the product from end users — Distributor (20/06/2023)
  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Distributor (20/06/2023)

Product description

Round, yellow, 23 cm balloons intended for persons over 8 years of age.

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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