Candle
Hygge · Cake candle
OtherChoking
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- Slovakia
- Counterfeit
- No
Requirements breached
The product poses a risk of choking as, due to its characteristic form, colour and size, it may be mistaken for foodstuff. This may lead children to put pieces in their mouth, suck or ingest them, which could entail the risk of choking. 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
- Recall of the product from end users Compulsory measuresTaken by: OtherIn force from: 27 May 2014
- Withdrawal of the product from the market Compulsory measuresTaken by: OtherIn force from: 27 May 2014
Product
- Description
- Candle in the shape of a little brown cake. The cake is attached to a paper tray with the inscription “cake candle” and packed in a transparent plastic box. On the bottom of the package is a label with the following information: brand, safety warnings, importer, EAN code.
- Category
- -
- Brand
- Model / type
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/1069/14 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2014-027
- Published
- 8 July 2014
- Corrigendum
- A batch number for the product concerned by notification A12/0803/14 published in the Report 22/2014 has been added as well as information on voluntary corrective measures taken by the importer.
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