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Serious risk Fire

Published by Safety Gate 24 Nov 2005In the weekly report of 25 Nov 2005 (week 47, 2005)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 2 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Description
Candle making kit 'L’Art de Créer'. Type/number of model: Batch No 0705, Bar code 3 491 951 804 262.Description: Cardboard box (38 x 31.5 x 5 cm) closed by a transparent plastic lid. This box contains a selection of items needed to make candles: 1 bowl, 1 small bag of paraffin granules, 4 moulds, 1 small bag of wicks, 1 pair of gloves, scents, 4 tools, and glitter.
Risk
The problem posed by these kits resulted from a translation error of the length of time, which should be 2 minutes than 8 minutes. Following the instructions the bowl containing the paraffin granules should be heated in a microwave oven at high power for 8 minutes while the contents of the bowl catches fire after 5 minutes of heating.
Measures
  • Voluntary withdrawal from distribution
Notifying country
France
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0600/05Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0600/05
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0600/05
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2005-47 (XML)
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