Candles – Scented Candle
Love life – love
OtherChoking
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- Cyprus
- Counterfeit
- No
- Sold online
- No
What is the danger
The product poses a risk of choking as, due to its characteristic form, appearance, colour and size, the product may be mistaken for a foodstuff. This may lead children to put them in their mouths and swallow them, which could entail the risk of asphyxia or obstruction of the digestive tract. The product does not comply with the Directive 87/357/EEC on the prevention of risk resulting from the use of certain products designed to resemble foodstuffs.
Measures taken
- Withdrawal from the market and recall from consumers ordered by the authorities. Compulsory measuresTaken by: Other
Product
- Description
- Bun-shaped candles with a chocolate and cream fragrance. Four candles in a cardboard packet with a plastic lid.
- Category
- Food-imitating products
- Brand
- Model / type
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- 0256/08 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2008-8
- Published
- 29 February 2008
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