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Out of the Blue WATER BOMBS water balloons — chemical risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalJul 13, 2018
Photo from the official notice: Out of the Blue WATER BOMBS water balloons — chemical risk
Photo from the official notice: Out of the Blue WATER BOMBS water balloons — chemical risk

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

Hazard

The amount of nitrosatable substances released by the balloons is too high (measured value up to 1.78 mg/kg). Nitrosamines can be carcinogenic via inhalation, ingestion or dermal exposure.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive.

Measures taken

  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Distributor (20/06/2018)

Product description

Small transparent bag containing 100 water balloons of different colours.

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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