EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Other - -
Candle “Unknown” — risk: choking
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1235/13
Summary
null The candle has an appearance and presentation which make it foreseeable that consumers, particularly children, will confuse it with a foodstuff.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.
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Product
Candle
- Name / model
- Unknown · Art No AC-35
- Batch number(s)
- 8429283013354
- Category
- Other - -
- Decorative candle with the shape and colour of a fruit, with a small green leaf coming out at the top, packaged in stiff transparent plastic with a label providing details of the importer.
What is the risk?
- null The candle has an appearance and presentation which make it foreseeable that consumers, particularly children, will confuse it with a foodstuff.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
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: 07/05/2013
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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