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Fireworks Pangu Fireworks “Scream” — risk: burns, damage to hearing, damage to sight, fire, injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/00711/22
Summary
The product is incorrectly labelled for consumer use but is far too powerful for such non-professional use. Furthermore, the rockets are unstable and can shoot out in unintended directions. Consequently a user can become injured and/or receive burns, suffer damage to the hearing and/or to the eyesight. The product may also cause a fire. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Pyrotechnics Directive…
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Product
Fireworks — Pangu Fireworks
- Brand
- Pangu Fireworks
- Name / model
- Scream · 3670
- Batch number(s)
- 3670/2020/149F225/120/20
- Category
- Pyrotechnic articles
- Fireworks of category "F2", with a 100-shots compound.
What is the risk?
- The product is incorrectly labelled for consumer use but is far too powerful for such non-professional use. Furthermore, the rockets are unstable and can shoot out in unintended directions. Consequently a user can become injured and/or receive burns, suffer damage to the hearing and/or to the eyesight. The product may also cause a fire. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Pyrotechnics Directive nor with the European standard EN 16263.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Import rejected at border
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
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