EU Safety Gate · Report-2008-51
Unknown · Candles
The product poses a health risk due to: - the possibility of spilling the melted jelly substance onto the skin, which would cause scalding and reddening, - the established discrepancy of the product in the glass containers with other paraffin products, i.e. its specific nature and the inability to identify it, - the smell of burning candles because the content of the jelly substance has not been identified – the smell is not typical of semi-refined paraffin wax and is not in conformity with other paraffin and wax products. Incidents reported.
- Published
- 26 December 2008
- Notifying authority
- Bulgaria
- 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): Sales ban and recall from consumers by the importer ordered by the authorities.. Date of entry into force: Unknown
Official source alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- 1502/08
- Model
- see Description
Classification
- Category
- Decorative articles
- Risk type
- Health risk / other
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
Product description
Candles placed in glass containers of different shapes, filled with a transparent liquid and decorations such as clams, snails, hearts, etc. The products are sold in transparent cellophane packaging. - Model 1465, in the shape of a flask, - Model 1464, in the shape of a flask, - Model 2220, a cocktail glass, - Model 1753, a wine glass, - Model 7073, a cocktail glass, - Model 1752, in the shape of a flask, - Model 6719, in the shape of a cone, - Model 1477, in the shape of a flask type II, - Model 1472, a brandy glass, - Model 1487, in the shape of a medium-sized vase, - Model 1480, a wine glass type II, - Model 1751, in the shape of a small-sized vase, - Model 1470, a cognac glass.