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Time to celebrate Paquet de 20 ballons imprimés balloons — chemical risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalMar 1, 2024
Photo from the official notice: Time to celebrate Paquet de 20 ballons imprimés balloons — chemical risk

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

Hazard

The rubber of both the dark and light pink balloons releases an excessive amount of nitrosatable substances (NDMA)(measured value: up to 4.65 mg/kg and 6.48mg/kg respectively)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 (02/02/2024)
  • Recall of the product from end users — Distributor (07/02/2024)

Product description

Light pink and dark pink balloons with the inscription “Birthday Girl”.

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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