Popular ‘toxic waste’ sweets are being recalled over fears could accidentally choke on them.
Ahead of Halloween, food safety watchdogs have placed a ‘do not eat’ alert on ten separate batches of Candy Dynamics’ Toxic Waste Slime Lickers.
The sweets are sold online and in American-style candy stores across the UK.
It is feared the sweet’s rolling ball — which dispenses the sour liquid — could detach from the container and become trapped in a child’s throat.
Food safety watchdogs stuck a ‘do not eat’ alert on ten separate batches of Candy Dynamics’ Toxic Waste Slime Lickers. The product is sold online and in American style candy stores across the UK
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) issued the alert.
Manufacturer Candy Dynamics said the recall was vital to avoid a ‘choking hazard’.
It impacts the batches of the two and three ounce sweets in the flavours, blue razz, strawberry, black cherry and sour apple.
The ten affected batch codes include:
- 898940001016
- 060631918297
- 898940001016
- 060631918297
- 898940001696
- 898940001696
- 850034597201
- 850034597201
- 898940001917
- 898940001917
The numbers can be found on the side of the bottle, along the bar code.
It is feared the sweet’s rolling ball, which dispenses the sour liquid, could detach from the container and become trapped in a child’s throat. Choking can be often resolved by coughing, back blows or chest thrusts. However, it can be fatal
Candy Dynamics said it ‘places the highest priority on the safety of its products, and we take our responsibility to our customers very seriously’.
A safety alert issued by the company added: ‘In light of that, we are recalling Slime licker Sour Rolling Liquid Candy.
‘The applicator ball can detach from the product’s container posing a choking hazard for consumers.
‘Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled Slime Licker Sour Rolling Liquid Candy, take it away from children and submit for a full refund of product that is not empty of liquid candy.’
Candy Dynamics also advised customers to take a photo of the non-empty product before completing an online registration form.
The FSA, meanwhile, said the product could also be returned to the store they were bought from to discuss options for a full refund.
Choking happens when someone’s airway suddenly gets blocked, either fully or partly, so they can’t breathe or breathe properly.
According to recent Office for National Statistics figures, around 350 people every year die as a result of choking in the UK.
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