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ROXAN candles — choking risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChokingSep 5, 2008

Hazard

The product poses a risk of choking as due to its characteristic form, appearance, colour and size, the product may be mistaken for a foodstuff. This may lead children to put it in their mouths and swallow it, which could entail the risk of asphyxia or obstruction of the digestive tract.The product does not comply with the Directive 87/357/EEC on products which, appearing to be other than what they are, endanger the health or safety of consumers.

Measures taken

  • Withdrawal from the market ordered by the authorities — Other

Product description

The candles are presented in the form of ice-cream and fruit: pear, watermelon, peach, etc, in glass dishes. The candles come in transparent plastic boxes containing twelve ´sundaes´ in four different models. Each one contains a label with information including the article number, the barcode and the wording 'Made in China'.

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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