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Decorative candles

Serious risk Choking

Published by Safety Gate 24 Jan 2008In the weekly report of 25 Jan 2008 (week 3, 2008)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 9 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Decorative candles
Brand
Unknown
Type / model
Item Nos 259136, 259135, 259137, 259138.
Description
Decorative candles, 5 cm in diameter, in the form of tarts, decorated with easily detachable small items (small apples, cherries, walnut kernels, coffee beans).
Risk
These products pose a risk of choking because the cookies have small parts which become easily detached. These small parts fit within the small parts cylinder.Due to their characteristic form, appearance, colour and size, the products may be mistaken for a foodstuff. This may lead children to put them in their mouths and swallow them, which could entail the risk of asphyxia or obstruction of the digestive tract.
Measures
  • Voluntary withdrawal from the market
Notifying country
France
Country of origin
The Netherlands
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0033/08
Photos shown from the Safety Gate server (European Commission); not copied here.

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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0033/08
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2008-3 (XML)
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