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Fireworks JORGE “LUNA Battery of Fountains” — risk: burns
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/01207/22
Summary
The product battery is unstable and can fall over during burning, leading to individual fireworks shoot out in unintended directions. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Pyrotechnics Directive nor with the European standard EN 15947-5.
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Product
Fireworks — JORGE
- Brand
- JORGE
- Name / model
- LUNA Battery of Fountains · 2463-F2-0256, JF55
- Barcode
- 5901583620935
- Category
- Pyrotechnic articles
- Battery of fountains, 3 shots, category F2, manufactured in 2021.
What is the risk?
- The product battery is unstable and can fall over during burning, leading to individual fireworks shoot out in unintended directions. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Pyrotechnics Directive nor with the European standard EN 15947-5.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): Destruction of the product
- Date of entry into force: 12/07/2022
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: 12/07/2022
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): Warning consumers of the risks
- Date of entry into force: 12/07/2022
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Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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