EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Other - Barbecue
Charcoal barbecue Casa “Smokey BBQ” — risk: burns, fire
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/01305/21
Summary
The horizontal surface on which the barbeque is placed becomes too hot reaching a temperature of 102 degrees above the ambient temperature (the limit is 50 degrees). As a consequence, the user could suffer burns and the product could cause fire. Furthermore, labelling, warnings, pictograms and instructions are missing or do not respect the requirements. The product does not comply with the requirements of the…
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Product
Charcoal barbecue — Casa
- Brand
- Casa
- Name / model
- Smokey BBQ
- Batch number(s)
- 111484.01
- Category
- Other - Barbecue
- Charcoal barbecue, dimensions H36 x L42 x D29 cm. The product is also sold online.
What is the risk?
- The horizontal surface on which the barbeque is placed becomes too hot reaching a temperature of 102 degrees above the ambient temperature (the limit is 50 degrees). As a consequence, the user could suffer burns and the product could cause fire. Furthermore, labelling, warnings, pictograms and instructions are missing or do not respect the requirements. The product does not comply with the requirements of the General Product Safety Directive and the relevant European standard EN 1860-1.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Warning consumers of the risks
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
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