BALLOONS : Product recall in Germany

We had already mentionned how dangerous so-called "Magic balloons" can be from a chemical point of view, but we were surprised that Toy's R US was still selling it.
But recently in Germany, a Magic Balloon product called "Formbare Ballons aus der Tube – Pâte à Ballons" has been recently recalled.The product is composed of 3 metal tubes containing coloured viscous balloon paste and a small plastic blow pipe to help children blowing their own "plastic ballons".Because of the viscousity of the paste, the blown balloons can stay inflated for a long time. The product poses a chemical risk because the content of benzene in the free state is 45.6 mg/kg in the red balloon paste and 37.6 mg/kg in the blue balloon paste, which is 7 to 9 times more than the maximum permitted. The product does not comply with the Chemical Restrictions Directive 76/769/EEC. The manufacturer made a voluntary withdrawal from the market.

LABORATORY TESTS : Fake SGS reports provided by supplier

According to a source close to the company, Shanghai Multi Fortune International Trading Co. Ltd (SMFIT) recently proposed many customers with very competitively priced latex balloons... but they also managed to provide fake SGS laboratory test certificates to their client in order to sell non reglementary dangerous products thanks to their forgery.