EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Lighters
Lighter Happycasa “Krazy Kar - Caribbean Pirates” — risk: burns, fire
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0961/14
Summary
null The product is a novelty lighter. It is therefore possible that a child will play with it and suffer burns due to the flame or cause a fire. The product does not comply with Commission Decision 2006/502 EC prohibiting the placing on the market of novelty lighters and with the relevant European standard EN 13869.
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Product
- Medium-sized lighter, red in colour with a picture of a car. The lighter's length is approx 120 mm. The product has an LED light which is operated by pressing a red button located near the ignition button of the lighter.
What is the risk?
- null The product is a novelty lighter. It is therefore possible that a child will play with it and suffer burns due to the flame or cause a fire. The product does not comply with Commission Decision 2006/502 EC prohibiting the placing on the market of novelty lighters and with the relevant European standard EN 13869.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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