Candles - Fruit Flavor Candle Craftwork
Unknown
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- Hungary
- Counterfeit
- No
- Sold online
- No
What is the danger
The product poses a risk of choking and injuries as, due to its appearance, the candle can be confused with a foodstuff, especially by children. If they put it into the mouth they may bite small elements from it and, if these small parts are ingested, it could lead to choking or obstruction of the digestive system. 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
- Withdrawal from the market and recall from consumers ordered by the authorities. Compulsory measuresTaken by: Other
Product
- Description
- Candles in the form of a strawberry with a leaf on top.
- Category
- Food-imitating products
- Brand
- Model / type
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- 0365/10 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2010-8
- Published
- 25 February 2010
- Corrigendum
- Corrigenda Notification 1216/09 from week 34 of 2009 has been permanently removed following additional information on the risk assessment provided by the authorities. Notification 0163/10 from week 5 of 2010 was changed to a notification "For information" following additional information on the risk assessment provided by the authorities and was consequently removed from the RAPEX website .
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