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Candle — Photo: Safety Gate / notifying authority

Photo: Safety Gate / notifying authority

A12/0235/191 February 2019

Candle

H&S Collection · Let it snow

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Country of origin: People's Republic of China
Notifying country: Finland
Counterfeit: No
Sold online: Yes

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What is the danger

Due to its shape, the candle is not sufficiently stable and falls over too easily.

Requirements breached

As a consequence, it could ignite flammable material and cause a fire. The product does not comply with the relevant European Standard EN 15493.

Measures taken

Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures Compulsory measuresTaken by: DistributorIn force from: 15 January 2019
Recall of the product from end users Compulsory measuresTaken by: DistributorIn force from: 15 January 2019
Withdrawal of the product from the market Voluntary measuresTaken by: Distributor

Product

Description: Pillar candle in the shape of a Christmas tree, sold individually in a cellophane wrapper. The product was sold online.
Brand: H&S Collection
Model / type: Xmas Tree 16 cm pillar candle
Batch: 8719202753615

Original source

Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.

Alert number: A12/0235/19 ↗
Weekly report: Report-2019-006
Published: 1 February 2019

© European Union, Safety Gate · https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/351720

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