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Birthday candles with holders — choking risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChokingDec 27, 2013
Photo from the official notice: Birthday candles with holders — choking risk

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

Hazard

The product poses a risk of choking because small parts from the candle holders (the wheels) can easily detach and be swallowed by small children.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71-1.

Measures taken

  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Other
  • Recall of the product from end users — Other
  • Destruction of the product — Other

Product description

Set of eight birthday candles for cake decoration, including four candle holders in the form of aeroplanes with wheels.

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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