EU Safety Gate · Report-2007-31
Unknown · Candles in the form of fruit
This product poses a serious risk of choking because it may mislead consumers since, given their shape, colour, appearance and size, consumers and particularly children may confuse them for food. If a consumer were to try and eat one of these candles, he might choke or his digestive tract might become blocked.
- Published
- 10 August 2007
- Notifying authority
- Spain
- Catalog checked
- 30 July 2026
Check the authority measure and original alert.
Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: Other. Category of measure(s): Withdrawal from the market ordered by the authorities. Date of entry into force: Unknown
Official source alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- 0772/07
- Model
- Ref: 166583, Bar code: 166586001665
Classification
- Category
- Other - Food-imitating products
- Risk type
- Choking
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
Product description
Candles in the form of different fruits: apples, oranges, lemons and peaches. They are packed in rigid transparent plastic boxes, each of which holds two candles. The label presents the following data: the importer's name, CE marking, reference, bar code and Made in China.