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Luftballons blau, Baby Boy Ballon, New — recall SR/03409/25

EU Safety Gate (RAPEX) · Germany · 2025-10-03 · Serious risk

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Agency
EU Safety Gate (RAPEX)
Recall identifier
SR/03409/25
Date of alert
2025-10-03
Country / jurisdiction
Germany
Risk level
Serious risk
Risk type
Chemical
Brand
OWill
Product category
Toys
Product type
Balloons
Reported risk: The rubber in the balloons releases an excessive amount of nitrosatable substances (measured value 12.91 mg/kg), from which nitrosamines can be formed. Nitrosamines can cause cancer if swallowed or through skin contact. A child could be exposed to them if they touch the product or put it in their mouth.
What to do

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Action taken by the authority
Type of economic operator to whom the measure were ordered
Other
Category of measure
Recall of the product from end users
Type of economic operator taking notified measure
Other
Primary source: https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/10096037

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