Candles
Unknown
OtherChoking
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- 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 the 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. Voluntary measuresTaken by: Other
Product
- Description
- Food-imitating decorative candle in the shape of a triangular brown-coloured small chocolate (approx. dimensions: side 6cm, height 4 cm). The candle is sold wrapped in a colourless transparent bag. The packaging includes an attractive brown ribbon and comes with warnings and instructions for use in Greek and English.
- Category
- Food-imitating products
- Brand
- Model / type
- Barcode
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- 0660/08 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2008-24
- Published
- 19 June 2008
© European Union, Safety Gate · https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/-13711
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