Balloon blowing kits Recall (October 2026)
Chemical hazard.
| What | Balloon blowing kits |
|---|---|
| The hazard | Chemical hazard |
| Category | Toys and games |
| Who it affects | General public Children, pregnant or breast feeding women |
| Recalled by | Distributor Rarewaves-CA London United Kingdom Distributor Yachew LTD Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire United Kingdom Distributor _distribution_ Exeter, Devon United Kingdom Distributor DVDCineShop USA Perugia, Italy Distributor M plus L Ratingen, Germany Distributor shiguangCA Hefei, Anhui China Distributor shilinyidianzi YICHANGSHI, HUBEISHENG China Distributor suizhoushiwenxiashangmaoyouxiangongsi Zhushan, Hubei China Distributor Cyf-us, China Distributor DIEMTAO/NGO VI SI, Vietnam Distributor HVJewelry/Pham Hong Viet, Vietnam Place of Origin Manufactured in Italy and China |
| Issued by | Health Canada — Consumer Product Safety |
| Recall date | 2026-10-29 |
What was recalled
Balloon blowing kits are toys that consist of a solvent mixture in a tube and short plastic straws for blowing. Children can form balloons or bubbles by slowly squeezing out a ball of the mixture from the tube and sticking it on the end of the straw. The child then blows through the straw to create a bubble.
Why it was recalled
Children's balloon blowing kits containing solvents are banned in Canada.
The safety concern is that blowing the balloons exposes a child to inhaling the vapours of any solvents present. If children blow this type of solvent containing balloon for extended periods they may experience early symptoms of central nervous system depression or dysfunction, including euphoria, hallucinations, dizziness, and difficulties with coordination of voluntary movements. Prolonged exposure can lead to more serious symptoms including muscular twitching, unconsciousness and coma.
What to do
Consumers who have these affected products should immediately stop using them and dispose of the items according to municipal hazardous waste guidelines.
Regularly check the Healthy Canadians Recalls and Safety Alerts database for dangerous products and take action to remove items of concern.
Health Canada would like to remind consumers to report any health or safety incidents related to the use of these products or any other consumer product or cosmetic by filling out the Consumer Product Incident Report Form .
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Source: the official Canadian recall notice, published 2026-10-29. Every fact on this page comes from that notice — if anything here disagrees with it, the notice wins.
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