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Kids & baby Sweden Product withdrawal from market

Coolstuff balloons safety alert: chemical risk

Balloons
Image: Sweden via EU Safety Gate

What's being recalled

Modelling balloons in various colours.

Packaging: Transparent plastic bag.

Country of origin: People's Republic of China.

How to identify it

Safety Gate alert SR/02947/26

Product name on the item: Crazy balloons

Type or model: 19389

Barcode: 7333251028428

Batch: 117054

The hazard

The balloons release an excessive amount of nitrosatable substances (measured total value: 2.42 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.

What to do

Product withdrawal from market (voluntary, manufacturer).

The official notice

This page is a summary of the notice published by Sweden via EU Safety Gate, collected from EU Safety Gate. Check the original before you act on it.

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