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DW Candles with Wood Wicks — suffocation & chemical risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskSuffocationChemicalJan 3, 2020
Photo from the official notice: DW Candles with Wood Wicks — suffocation & chemical risk
Photo from the official notice: DW Candles with Wood Wicks — suffocation & chemical risk
Photo from the official notice: DW Candles with Wood Wicks — suffocation & chemical risk

Photos from the official notice: EU Safety Gate (European Commission) · image rights

Hazard

The candle releases an excessive amount of smoke. A person could inadvertently breathe in the toxic smoke, which might lead to poisoning or asphyxiation through carbon monoxide exposure.

Measures taken

  • Recall of the product from end users — Importer (04/12/2019)
  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Importer (04/12/2019)

Product description

Candles with wood wicks, sold with different scents.

What should I do?

If you own this product, stop using it and check the official notice for what the seller or authority advises (return, refund, repair or disposal). Measures listed here were reported by national authorities to the EU Safety Gate system.

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