Choking

Candles in the shape of fruit (apple, strawberry, lemon, pear and peach)

VIDAL
Candles in the shape of fruit (apple, strawberry, lemon, pear and peach)
Case number
0466/07
Category
Other - Food-imitating products
Type / Model
Item No: 0214071
Barcode
8432583140712
Audience
Consumer
Notifying country
🇪🇸 Spain
Country of origin
🇨🇳 China
Published
2007-05-25

⚠️ Risk

This product poses a serious of choking because it may mislead consumers since, given their shape, colour, appearance and size, consumers and particularly children may confuse them for food.Conclusions: if a consumer were to try and eat one of these candles, he might choke or his digestive tract might become blocked.

Measures

Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal from the market ordered by the authoritiesDate of entry into force: Unknown

Candles in the shape of a red apple, strawberry, lemon, pear and peach. They are packaged individually in a transparent, plastic box bearing a label with details of the importer, CE mark, item number (0214071), bar code and the wording "Fruit candles with case".