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Maisons du Monde decorative candles — choking & suffocation risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChokingSuffocationJun 21, 2013
Photo from the official notice: Maisons du Monde decorative candles — choking & suffocation risk
Photo from the official notice: Maisons du Monde decorative candles — choking & suffocation risk
Photo from the official notice: Maisons du Monde decorative candles — choking & suffocation risk

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

Hazard

The products pose a risk of choking because their appearance and shape (small pastries) are such that they could be confused with food and swallowed by children. 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 taken

  • Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures — Other (13/05/2013)

Product description

Each pack is comprised of a small ceramic tray containing 4 decorative candles in the size and shape of buns without any other packaging. The dimensions of the candles in the shape of chocolate buns are 2.1 x 4.2 cm

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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