Candles - Bougies chocolat
Unknown
OtherChoking
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- The Netherlands
- 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 into the mouth and swallow them, 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
- Sales ban and withdrawal from the market ordered by the authorities. Compulsory measuresTaken by: Other
Product
- Description
- Brown box with white and brown candles looking like chocolate candies, a white dish and a plastic pouch with cinnamon sticks
- Category
- Food-imitating products
- Brand
- Model / type
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- 0619/10 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2010-14
- Published
- 8 April 2010
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