Lollipops with flashlights banned
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has banned lollipops with flashlights.
"Please call our hotline 1556 if you see the lollipops with flashlights at any shop," FDA secretary-general Pakdee Pothisiri said Sunday.
Shops that were found selling the flashlight lollipops would be taken legal action against.
According to him, FDA rejected a request from a businessman to import the lollipops with flashlights in 2004 because the candies could pose danger to young children.
A 12-year-old girl has recently swallowed the flashlight parts of the lollipop and was hospitalised.
Following the incident, FDA decided to go public with the flashlight lollipops' possible danger.
Pakdee Sunday advised people not to buy any candy without Thai label and FDA authorisation sign because they did not pass FDA quality and safety tests.
"We have often found that the illegally-imported candies and gums have too much colour additives," he said.
At the same time, he called on parents to control their children's consumption of sweet and snack otherwise their children could become obese.
Obesity can cause serious diseases such as diabetes, heart diseases, high-blood pressure and hyperlipidemia.
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