EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Other - -
Decorative candles I love chocolate “I love chocolate - Decorative candles” — risk: choking, suffocation
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0705/13
Summary
null 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 them in their mouths, 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.
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Product
Decorative candles — I love chocolate
- Brand
- I love chocolate
- Name / model
- I love chocolate - Decorative candles · M LP 14 143 article 119151
- Batch number(s)
- 2000001191514
- Category
- Other - -
- Each pack bears a label with ‘I love chocolate – decorative candles – coffret Couer de bougie chocolat’ and the code EAN 2000001191514. Each pack contains 9 decorative candles with the shape, size and smell of chocolates, without any other packaging. The dimensions of the chocolate-shaped candles ar
What is the risk?
- null 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 them in their mouths, 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
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures
- Date of entry into force: 13/05/2013
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