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Candles – Kaeming

Serious risk Choking

Published by Safety Gate 20 Mar 2008In the weekly report of 21 Mar 2008 (week 11, 2008)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 6 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Candles
Brand
Kaeming (2 alerts)
Brand as notified
KAEMING
Type / model
Code 202202, Bar code: 8 717427 351920
Description
Food-imitating decorative candle in a shape of a small raspberry tart (approx. dimensions: diameter 42cm, height 3 cm). The candles are packed in six pieces in a transparent box, with gold coloured base and the figure of a lady on the side. On the outer bottom side of the package the following warning is written: “warning! this is not for consumption!! please keep away from children and animals”. The candles could be bought separately.
Risk
The product poses a risk of choking due to its characteristic form, appearance, colour and size, the product may be mistaken for a foodstuff. This may lead children to put it in their mouth and swallow it, which could entail the risk of asphyxia or obstruction of the digestive tract.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
  • Voluntary withdrawal from the market by the distributor
Notifying country
Greece
Country of origin
Unknown
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0366/08
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0366/08
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2008-11 (XML)
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