Pernod Ricard candle - a mini tin box containing a gel candle with gel around the wick
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- UK
- Counterfeit
- No
- Sold online
- No
What is the danger
The candle exhibits unsafe burning characteristics and poses a potential fire risk. The containers get excessively hot, heavy clubbing and the formation of secondary wicks causing overheating resulted in the flare up of molten wax. Fire in complainant’s home - Burnt coffee table.
Measures taken
- Voluntary recall of the product by the importer and the retailer. Voluntary measuresTaken by: Other
Product
- Description
- Pernod Ricard candle - a mini tin box containing a gel candle with gel around the wick.
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- 0671/05 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2005-51
- Published
- 22 December 2005
- Corrigendum
- Corrigendum Please note that risk description for cases 16,17 and 18 below reads "temperature rise" (see below) where "temperature" had been initially published.
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