These Birthday Balloons Sold on Amazon can Cause Cancer: You Should Definitely not Inflate Them
Don’t blow into it. Several batches of latex balloons sold on the Internet have been recalled by the authorities due to the presence of carcinogenic chemicals.
You have done your shopping on the Internet, and in particular on Amazon, in anticipation of a little evening? Be careful of the balloons you have purchased: the site Consumer reminder announcement, Friday 7th November, that some of them contain carcinogenic chemicals.
Multicolored or gold latex balloons
The chemical risks posed by these balloons are in fact significant enough for them to be recalled. They should therefore not be used, and above all, keep children away from them.
The balloons release an excessive amount of nitrosamines. Nitrosamines can cause cancer through ingestion or skin exposure. A child could be exposed to it when they touch or put the product in their mouth.
These are batches of multi-colored and gold latex balloons. Here are the details of the affected products:
- pack of 100 pastel-colored latex balloons of the brand Fakindiy. The product is sold online, notably via Amazon (ASIN: B0DRS6XQGT).
- pack of balloons in different colors, some with confetti inside. Product sold online under the reference “CX Colorful Confetti Balloons”, from the brand Epokus, in particular via Amazon (ASIN: B0CY2FCK2X).
- pack of 130 gold latex balloons, sold under the brand name “Balloons Party Deco” Luobito sold online, notably via Amazon (ASIN: B0D12DG3Q6).
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The advice of the French authorities is not to above all, do not use the product (by blowing into them, for example), contact the seller to make a complaint, or throw them away.
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