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Safety chiefs have sounded the alarm over a set of Christmas baubles sold by John Lewis that looks just like Quality Street chocolates. Concerns have been raised that the tasty-looking festive decorations could lead to injuries if people confuse them for the edible treats.

But a nasty surprise awaits anyone who attempts to chomp down on these glass baubles, as they risk getting cuts in their mouths or on their hands. The Office for Product Safety and Standards has issued a recall notice, warning: "The products present a risk of cuts or injuries as they may be mistaken with real chocolates.

"If the glass baubles are bitten or swallowed the user could receive lacerations to the mouth or hands. The products do not meet the requirements of the Food Imitations (Safety) Regulations 1989 or the General Product Safety Regulations 2005."

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[-] Hossenfeffer@feddit.uk 14 points 1 day ago

Who would bite into a Quality Street without unwrapping it first?

[-] Emperor@feddit.uk 8 points 1 day ago

The kind of person who has likely already eaten Christmas decorations that bear no resemblance to food.

[-] ThePantser@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

Exactly, but people are really stupid. This is the future after all and we have people eating tide pods and McDonald's.

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