Candles resembling sweets
CIOCCO THERAPY line
- Case number
- 0208/08
- Category
- Other - Food-imitating products
- Type / Model
- Code SUB 243 REP 214, 14-23895 and 14-23896.
- Audience
- Consumer
- Notifying country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Country of origin
- 🇨🇳 China
- Published
- 2008-02-22
⚠️ Risk
The product poses a risk of choking because 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 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.
Measures
Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Sales ban and withdrawal from the market ordered by the authorities.Date of entry into force: Unknown