EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Toys
Balloons S.M. “50 Balloons” — risk: choking
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0315/13
Summary
null The product poses the risk of choking because small children could put the empty balloons in the mouth and swallow.The product does not bear the warning about the danger of suffocation for children under the age of 8 due to deflated or destroyed balloons, or that adult supervision is required; missing information about the use of natural rubber filled with calcium carbonate (CaCO3).This product does not comply…
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Product
- Balloons (50 pcs / pack), packed in a cellophane bag marked "Happy Birthday Printed".
What is the risk?
- null The product poses the risk of choking because small children could put the empty balloons in the mouth and swallow.The product does not bear the warning about the danger of suffocation for children under the age of 8 due to deflated or destroyed balloons, or that adult supervision is required; missing information about the use of natural rubber filled with calcium carbonate (CaCO3).This product does not comply with the Toy Safety Directive and the relevant European standard EN-71.
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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