Scented candles
KSD
OtherChoking
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- Denmark
- Counterfeit
- No
- Sold online
- No
What is the danger
The product poses a risk of choking because, due to its characteristic form, appearance, colour, size and smell, the product may be mistaken for a foodstuff (chocolate muffin). This may lead children or visually-disabled persons to put it in their mouth, bite it and swallow pieces, which could entail the risk of asphyxia or obstruction of the digestive tract. This product does not comply with the Directive 87/357/EEC concerning products which, appearing to be other than they are, endanger the health or safety of consumers.
Measures taken
- Voluntary stop of sales by the importer. Voluntary measuresTaken by: Other
Product
- Description
- A candle resembling a chocolate muffin with pink icing and 4 small sweets on the top. The candle smells like chocolate. The approximate dimensions of the candle are: 64 mm high and 75 mm wide.
- Category
- Food-imitating products
- Brand
- Model / type
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- 0413/09 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2009-11
- Published
- 26 March 2009
© European Union, Safety Gate · https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/-15013
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