Urgent Halloween warning to parents as health bosses slap ‘do not eat’ alert on popular sweets over fears kids could CHOKE on them

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By Emily Stearn, health reporter for Mailonline

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Popular ‘toxic waste’ sweets are being recalled amid fears they could accidentally choke on them.

Ahead of Halloween, food safety watchdogs have placed a “do not eat” warning on ten separate batches of Candy Dynamics’ Toxic Waste Slime Lickers.

The sweets are sold online and in American-style sweet shops in the UK.

There are fears that the candy’s rolling ball – which releases the sour liquid – could become detached from the container and get stuck in a child’s throat.

Food safety watchdogs placed a 'do not eat' warning on ten separate batches of Candy Dynamics' Toxic Waste Slime Lickers. The product is sold online and in American-style sweet shops in the UK

Food safety watchdogs placed a ‘do not eat’ warning on ten separate batches of Candy Dynamics’ Toxic Waste Slime Lickers. The product is sold online and in American-style sweet shops in the UK

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has issued the warning.

Manufacturer Candy Dynamics said the recall was essential to prevent “choking hazards.”

It affects batches of the two- and three-ounce candies in blue razz, strawberry, black cherry and sour apple flavors.

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, next to the barcode.

There are fears that the candy's rolling ball, which releases the sour liquid, could become detached from the container and get stuck in a child's throat. Choking can often be relieved by coughing, back blows or chest thrusts. However, it can be fatal

There are fears that the candy’s rolling ball, which releases the sour liquid, could become detached from the container and get stuck in a child’s throat. Choking can often be relieved 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 from the company added: ‘In light of this, we are recalling Slime licker Sour Rolling Liquid Candy.

‘The applicator ball may become detached from the product packaging, posing a choking hazard to the consumer.

“Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled Slime Licker Sour Rolling Liquid Candy, take it away from children and request a full refund for a product that does not contain 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 where they were purchased to discuss options for a full refund.

Suffocation occurs when a person’s airways suddenly become partially or completely blocked, preventing him or her from breathing properly.

According to recent figures from the Office for National Statistics, around 350 people die every year in Britain due to suffocation.

WHAT SHOULD YOU DO IF A CHILD CHOKES?

If you can see the object, try to remove it. Do not prick blindly or repeatedly with your fingers. You can make the situation worse by pushing the object further in, making it more difficult to remove.

If your child is coughing loudly, encourage him to continue coughing, tell him what he’s choking on, and don’t abandon him.

If your child’s cough is ineffective (he or she is silent or cannot breathe properly), call for help immediately and determine if the child is still conscious.

If your child is still conscious but not coughing or coughing ineffectively, use back strokes.

Backstrokes for Babies Under 1 Year:

  • Sit down and place your baby face down along your thigh or forearm, supporting their back and head with your hand.
  • Give a maximum of 5 sharp back blows with the heel of 1 hand in the center of the back, between the shoulder blades.

Backstrokes for children from 1 year:

  • Place a small child face down on your lap, just as you would a baby.
  • If this is not possible, support your child in a bent over position and give 5 blows from behind on the back.

If back blows do not relieve the choking and your baby or child is still conscious, give chest thrusts to babies under 1 year of age or belly thrusts to children over 1 year of age.

This will cause an artificial cough, which will increase pressure on the chest and dislodge the object.

Source: NHS

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