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"Let's party!" balloons — chemical risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalDec 12, 2025
Photo from the official notice: "Let's party!" 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 nitrosamines (measured total value: 0.096 mg/ kg), and nitrosatable substances (measured value: 0.834 mg/kg) which generate nitrosamines. Nitrosamines may cause cancer through ingestion or dermal exposure. A child could be exposed to them 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 (19/11/2025)
  • Stop of sales — Distributor (19/11/2025)

Product description

Set of 40 balloons in different colours with a diameter of 27 cm.

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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