Set of four tea light candles - Scented Candles
Naughty but Nice!
OtherChoking
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- UK
- Counterfeit
- No
- Sold online
- No
What is the danger
The product poses a risk of choking because, due to the characteristic form, appearance, colour and size, this product may be mistaken for a foodstuff (cakes). The top ‘icing’ layers and raspberry and strawberry detaches with little force. Children, especially under 36 months, may put them in their mouth and swallow them. 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 stop of sales and withdrawal from the market. Voluntary measuresTaken by: Other
Product
- Description
- Cup cake candles. The gift set includes four tea light candles with scents including cream tart, chocolate cream puff, strawberry cream and raspberry cream
- Category
- Food-imitating products
- Brand
- Model / type
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- 1121/09 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2009-32
- Published
- 20 August 2009
© European Union, Safety Gate · https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/-15706
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