Candles
Jumbo · Unknown
OtherChoking
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- Bulgaria
Requirements breached
The product poses a risk of choking as, due to its characteristic form, colour and size (sliced tangerine), 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 products do 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
- Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures Compulsory measuresTaken by: OtherIn force from: 13 June 2013
Product
- Description
- A candle in the form of a tangerine sliced into two halves – the consumer packaging consists of 6 candles. On the packaging there is a label with the following information: “Importer for Bulgaria: Jumbo". The label does not contain any information about the producer.
- Category
- -
- Brand
- Model / type
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/0781/13 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2013-025
- Published
- 21 June 2013
© European Union, Safety Gate · https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/74014
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