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Spooky Celebrations Lot de 25 ballons Halloween balloons — chemical risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalMar 1, 2024
Photo from the official notice: Spooky Celebrations Lot de 25 ballons Halloween balloons — chemical risk
Photo from the official notice: Spooky Celebrations Lot de 25 ballons Halloween 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 nitrosatable substances (NDMA)(measured value: up to 6.63 mg/kg)This nitrosamine 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

  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Distributor (05/12/2023)
  • Recall of the product from end users — Distributor (18/12/2023)

Product description

White balloons with black drawings depicting Halloween-themed faces

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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