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Balloons — recall A12/03072/24

EU Safety Gate (RAPEX) · Sweden · 2024-11-08 · Serious risk

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Agency
EU Safety Gate (RAPEX)
Recall identifier
A12/03072/24
Date of alert
2024-11-08
Country / jurisdiction
Sweden
Risk level
Serious risk
Risk type
Chemical
Brand
Tong Ao
Product category
Toys
Product type
Balloons
Reported risk: The latex of the balloons releases an excessive amount of nitrosamines (measured total value: up to 1.9 mg/kg). 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.
What to do

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Action taken by the authority
Type of economic operator taking notified measure
Distributor
Category of measure
Withdrawal of the product from the market
Date of entry into force
26/09/2024
Primary source: https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/10091876

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