Candles
KAEMING
OtherChoking
- Notifying country
- Greece
- 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 it in their mouths and swallow it, which could entail the risk of asphyxia or obstruction of the digestive tract. The product does not comply with Directive 87/357/EEC on products which, appearing to be other than they are, endanger the health or safety of consumers.
Measures taken
- Voluntary withdrawal from the market by the distributor. Voluntary measuresTaken by: Other
Product
- Description
- Food-imitating decorative candle in the shape of a cookie with raisins (approx. dimensions: diameter 4cm, height 1.5 cm). The candle is sold unpacked and comes with the following warning: “Warning! This is not for consumption!! Please keep away from children and animals”.
- Category
- Food-imitating products
- Brand
- Model / type
- Barcode
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- 0373/08 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2008-12
- Published
- 27 March 2008
© European Union, Safety Gate · https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/-13428
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