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OWill Luftballons blau, Baby Boy Ballon, New balloons — chemical risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalOct 3, 2025
Photo from the official notice: OWill Luftballons blau, Baby Boy Ballon, New balloons — chemical risk

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

Hazard

The rubber in the balloons releases an excessive amount of nitrosatable substances (measured value 12.91 mg/kg), from which nitrosamines can be formed. Nitrosamines can cause cancer if swallowed or through skin contact. A child could be exposed to them if they touch the product or put it in their 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 — Other
  • Removal of this product listing by the online marketplace — Other
  • Removal of this product listing by the online marketplace — Other

Product description

Set of 50 blue inflatable balloons. Product sold online, in particular via Amazon (ASIN: B0DWSN1D5Q).

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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