EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Other - -
Garden weed burner Coopers of Stortford “Kill Weed” — risk: burns, fire
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0994/15
Summary
null If the gas canister is not fitted correctly this can lead to a leakage of gas and risk of fire when product is ignited for normal use. One fatal accident.
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Product
Garden weed burner — Coopers of Stortford
- Brand
- Coopers of Stortford
- Name / model
- Kill Weed · 8610/D801
- Batch number(s)
- Unknown
- Category
- Other - -
- Garden gas weed burner supplied without gas canister. No packaging.
What is the risk?
- null If the gas canister is not fitted correctly this can lead to a leakage of gas and risk of fire when product is ignited for normal use. One fatal accident.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 09/07/2015
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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