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Decorative candles — choking risk (0033/08)

EU Safety GateSerious riskChokingJan 25, 2008

Hazard

These products pose a risk of choking because the cookies have small parts which become easily detached. These small parts fit within the small parts cylinder.Due to their characteristic form, appearance, colour and size, the products may be mistaken for a foodstuff. This may lead children to put them in their mouths and swallow them, which could entail the risk of asphyxia or obstruction of the digestive tract.

Measures taken

  • Voluntary withdrawal from the market — Other

Product description

Decorative candles, 5 cm in diameter, in the form of tarts, decorated with easily detachable small items (small apples, cherries, walnut kernels, coffee beans).

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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