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Party Factory Ballon Gas helium tank — injuries risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskInjuriesOct 18, 2019
Photo from the official notice: Party Factory Ballon Gas helium tank — injuries risk
Photo from the official notice: Party Factory Ballon Gas helium tank — injuries risk
Photo from the official notice: Party Factory Ballon Gas helium tank — injuries risk

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

Hazard

The valve is not protected and in the event of fall or impact this may lead to significant pressure on the tank neck. The neck of the bottle may consequently break and explode, causing a sudden liberation of the gas under pressure and a blast of metal parts. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Transportable Pressure Equipments Directive , the European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR 2017) and the relevant European Standard EN ISO 11118.

Measures taken

  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Distributor (13/08/2019)
  • This product listing was removed by Amazon — Other (13/08/2019)

Product description

Transportable helium tanks for inflating balloons. The product was (also) sold online, in particular via Amazon and other websites.

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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