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EU Safety Gate · Report-2008-8

Love life – love · Candles – Scented Candle

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 them in their mouths and swallow them, 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 the prevention of risk resulting from the use of certain products designed to resemble foodstuffs.

Published
01 March 2008
Notifying authority
Cyprus
Catalog checked
30 July 2026
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Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: Other. Category of measure(s): Withdrawal from the market and recall from consumers ordered by the authorities.. Date of entry into force: Unknown

Official source alert
Safety Gate reference
0256/08
Model
Bar Code 4007698137717, Model 13771.
Check-digit validated barcodes
4007698137717
Category
Other - Food-imitating products
Risk type
Choking
Country of origin
People's Republic of China

Bun-shaped candles with a chocolate and cream fragrance. Four candles in a cardboard packet with a plastic lid.