Product Safety Report: White Balloons (model: 0406407) sold via Amazon (2303-0021)

Product Safety Report for white balloons sold via Amazon presenting a serious chemical risk.

• From: Office for Product Safety and Standards
• Published: 27 March 2023

• Alert type: Product safety report
• Risk level: Serious
• Product category: Toys
• Measure type: Destruction of the product, Import rejected at border, Removal of the listing by the online marketplace
• Recall/alert date: 27 March 2023

Summary

Product: White Balloons (model: 0406407) sold via Amazon

Hazard: The product presents a serious chemical risk due to the presence of N-nitrosatable compounds at excess concentrations

Corrective action: The import has been rejected at the border and destroyed. The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (Amazon).

Product information

Type	Toys - Balloons
Model	0406407
ASIN	B09CK6QLKS
Barcode	X001H78AQT
Country of Origin	China
Product Description	A large bag of small white balloons.
Product Report and Image	Link to Product Image and PDF

Hazard

The product presents a serious chemical risk as the balloons contain N-nitrosatable compounds in excess of the 1mg/kg limit. When tested, the product was found to contain 7.62 ± 1.52 mg/kg of N-nitrosatable substances, giving a range of 6.10 - 9.14mg/kg. This presents a risk to users as N-nitrosatable substances are classified as a carcinogen. The product also does not include the required warning markings for latex balloons.

The product does not meet the requirements of the Toys (Safety) Regulations 2011.

Corrective action

The import has been rejected at the border and destroyed.

The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (Amazon).

Additional information

PSD case number: 2303-0021

Notified by: Local Authority Trading Standards

Published 27 March 2023