Serious riskSerious risk
EU Safety Gate · Report-2020-01
DW · Candles with Wood Wicks
The candle releases an excessive amount of smoke. A person could inadvertently breathe in the toxic smoke, which might lead to poisoning or asphyxiation through carbon monoxide exposure.
- Published
- 03 January 2020
- Notifying authority
- United Kingdom
- Catalog checked
- 30 July 2026
Check the authority measure and original alert.
Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Importer. Category of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users. Date of entry into force: 04/12/2019 · Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Importer. Category of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market. Date of entry into force: 04/12/2019
Official source alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- A12/00041/19
- Model
- 138160, 138666, 138677, 138723, All scents across the DW wood wick candle range
- Batch
- The affected products were sold between September and November 2019.
Classification
- Category
- Decorative articles
- Risk type
- Asphyxiation, Chemical
- Country of origin
- United States
Product description
Candles with wood wicks, sold with different scents.