Candles in the shape of fruit (apple, strawberry, lemon, pear and peach)
VIDAL
OtherChoking
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- Spain
- Counterfeit
- No
- Sold online
- No
What is the danger
This product poses a serious of choking because it may mislead consumers since, given their shape, colour, appearance and size, consumers and particularly children may confuse them for food. Conclusions: if a consumer were to try and eat one of these candles, he might choke or his digestive tract might become blocked.
Measures taken
- Withdrawal from the market ordered by the authorities Compulsory measuresTaken by: Other
Product
- Description
- Candles in the shape of a red apple, strawberry, lemon, pear and peach. They are packaged individually in a transparent, plastic box bearing a label with details of the importer, CE mark, item number (0214071), bar code and the wording "Fruit candles with case".
- Category
- Food-imitating products
- Brand
- Model / type
- Barcode
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- 0466/07 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2007-20
- Published
- 24 May 2007
- Corrigendum
- Corrigendum Notification 0396/07 of week 18 has been withdrawn because according to the British authority the risk posed by this product is not serious and thus the requirements for an Article 12 notification (serious risk) have not been met.
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