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Cathal Ryan & Kim O'Leary

Urgent recall issued for balloons sold in Ireland over cancer risk

An urgent recall has been issued for white balloons sold on Amazon which contain a chemical that may cause cancer.

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) issued the warning earlier this week, and there are 29 affected products here in Ireland, the Irish Mirror reports. The balloons contain an excessive number of N-nitrosatable compounds which are harmful to the health of consumers and result in cancer.

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission said in a statement: "If you purchased one of these products, please discontinue use immediately, discard the product and keep out of the reach of children.

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