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Which? Report: Online Marketplaces Put Consumers at Risk - EBPC Supports Call for Stronger Enforcement and Greater Transparency
9 December 2025
The European Balloon & Party Council (EBPC) has responded to the latest Which? investigation revealing unsafe balloons being sold on online marketplaces, calling the findings “unacceptable but unsurprising,” and urging the EU to close long-standing regulatory loopholes that allow non-compliant sellers to target EU consumers.
EBPC Welcomes New EU TSR and Calls for Stronger Enforcement Against Unsafe Online Imports
25 November 2025
Brussels, 25 November 2025 – The European Balloon & Party Council (EBPC) welcomes today’s adoption of the EU Toy Safety Regulation (TSR) by the European Parliament, an important step forward in safeguarding children’s health and ensuring that products circulating in the European market meet the highest safety standards.
Lawmakers at risk of bursting the European balloon industry
21 Mar 2024
On the 13th of March, the European Parliament casted a decisive vote adopting, with 603 members in favour, five against, and 15 abstentions its report on the proposed Toy Safety Regulation. The Members of the European Parliament showed their support to introducing a general ban on N-nitrosamines and N-nitrosatable substances in all toys.
A Balloon Burst – The Unintended Consequences of Over-Regulation on the European Balloon & Party Industry
25 Jan 2024
In the wake of the recent vote by the European Parliament’s Environment Committee (ENVI), the European Balloon & Party Council (EBPC) voices its profound concern over the future of the balloon and party manufacturing industry. The proposed revision of the Toy Safety Regulation, while undoubtedly well-intentioned, threatens the very fabric of an industry emblematic of joy and celebration.
Joint Position: EU harmonised consumer sorting instructions
31 Dec 2021
EBPC and 40 other organisations have come together to propose an EU harmonised labelling system that helps consumers to correctly sort their waste and, at the same time, avoids any barriers to trade. Such system needs to become integral to the waste management systems in EU Member States.
DSA: Joint call by business, consumer and civil society organisations
12 Oct 2021
EBPC and 29 other business, consumer and civil society organisations have come together to call on EU policy-makers to take action against illegal activities and rogue traders through a more ambitious Digital Services Act (DSA).
Party balloon industry corrects European Commission marine litter claims
5 Jun 2018
The EBPC -the largest industry association for balloon and party products in Europe - has written to the European Commission to correct misleading claims in the Commission's new campaign against marine litter, which threaten to severely damage the industry.