Urgent Halloween warning to parents as popular sweet recalled over choking fears

POPULAR ‘toxic waste’ sweet have been recalled over choking fears.

The sweet’s rolling ball, which dispenses the sour liquid, could come loss and and become trapped in a child’s throat.

Candy DynamicsToxic Waste Slime Lickers have been recalled in the run up to Halloween[/caption]

Candy DynamicsThe manufacturer is asking parents to return affects batches[/caption]

Candy Dynamics which manufactures the Toxic Waste Slime Lickers has recalled several different batches of of the sweet, including flavours blue razz, strawberry, black cherry and sour apple.

The alert, issued just days before sweet-filled Halloween, told parents to take the treat away from children “immediately”.

“The applicator ball can detach from the product’s container posing a choking hazard for consumers,” it explained.

The manufacturer said products with one of the following batch codes are unsafe to eat:

850034597201898940001917898940001696 

The numbers can be found on the side of the bottle, along the bar code.

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) which issued the alert, recalls food considered unsafe for human consumption.

It called the sweet a “choking hazard” and urged customers who had bought affected batches to “return them to the store from where they were bought to discuss options for a full refund”.

Customers will only receive refunds for sweets which have no been eaten, it added.

What to do if your child chokes

It’s a parents worst nightmare to imagine a situation in which their child is choking.

The NHS says if you can see an object lodged in your child’s mouth, take care to remove it because blindly poking at it could make things worse.

If the child is coughing, encourage them to continue as they may be able to bring the object up – don’t leave them.

If the coughing isn’t effective (it is silent or they cannot breathe properly), shout for help immediately.

If the child is still conscious, use back blows. 

First aiders at St John Ambulance give the following advice based on the child’s age.

Baby

Slap it out:

Lay the baby face down along your thigh and support their head  Give five back blows between their shoulder blades  Turn them over and check their mouth each time  

2. Squeeze it out:

Turn the baby over, face upwards, supported along your thigh Put two fingers in the centre of their chest just below the nipple line; push downwards to give up to five sharp chest thrusts Check the mouth each time  

3. If the item does not dislodge, call 999 or 112 for emergency help  

Take the baby with you to call  Repeat the steps 1 and 2 until help arrives Start CPR if the baby becomes unresponsive (unconscious)  

Child

1. Cough it out  

Encourage the casualty to keep coughing, if they can 

2. Slap it out  

Lean them forwards, supporting them with one hand Give five sharp back blows between the shoulder blades Check their mouth each time but do not put your fingers in their mouth  

3. Squeeze it out  

Stand behind them with your arms around their waist, with one clenched fist between their belly button and the bottom of their chest Grasp the fist in the other hand and pull sharply inwards and upwards, giving up to five abdominal thrusts Check their mouth each time  

4. Call 999 or 112 for emergency help if the object does not dislodge  

Repeat steps 2 and 3 until help arrives Start CPR if the person becomes unresponsive (unconscious)