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Balloons

Official notice

24 Jul 2026

Last checked

24 Jul 2026

Critical riskEU Safety Gate

An official EU Safety Gate notice concerns Balloons. The balloons release an excessive amount of nitrosatable substances and nitrosamines (measured total value: 1.5 mg/kg and 0.34 mg/kg). Nitrosatable substances can be absorbed through the skin and mouth while playing and generate nitrosamines. Nitrosamines may cause cancer. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive. Published 2026-07-24.

What to do now

The source does not provide specific consumer instructions. Follow the official EU Safety Gate notice for next steps.

Recall number

SR/02076/26

Official notice

2026-07-24

The hazard

The balloons release an excessive amount of nitrosatable substances and nitrosamines (measured total value: 1.5 mg/kg and 0.34 mg/kg). Nitrosatable substances can be absorbed through the skin and mouth while playing and generate nitrosamines. Nitrosamines may cause cancer. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive.

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Affected products

Product 1

Balloons

Risk / hazard

The balloons release an excessive amount of nitrosatable substances and nitrosamines (measured total value: 1.5 mg/kg and 0.34 mg/kg). Nitrosatable substances can be absorbed through the skin and mouth while playing and generate nitrosamines. Nitrosamines may cause cancer. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive.

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

DE · Germany

Location 2

FR · France

Affected area 1

DE · Germany

Affected area 2

FR · France

Source & status

Tier

beta

Category

KIDS

Classification

Serious risk — Chemical

App estimate

critical

Recall details

Recall number

SR/02076/26

Classification

Serious risk — Chemical

Source tier

beta

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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