InfoCons Consumer Protection Alert : “Let’s party!” – Balloons

“Let’s party!” – Balloons

Name: No Name Provided

Category: 10

Date: 2025-12-12

Product Category: Toys

Risk Type: Chemical

Danger: 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: Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end usersDate of entry into force: 19/11/2025Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Stop of salesDate of entry into force: 19/11/2025

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

Notifying Country: Germany

Country of Origin: Spain

Alert Type: Consumer

Alert Level: Serious risk

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