EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Lighters
Novelty Lighter Earth Star Smoking Set “Unknown” — risk: fire
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1321/15
Summary
null The lighter is appealing to children. It is also not child resistant. Children may play with it and cause a fire.The product does not comply with the 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
Novelty Lighter — Earth Star Smoking Set
- Brand
- Earth Star Smoking Set
- Name / model
- Unknown · Unknown
- Batch number(s)
- Unknown
- Category
- Lighters
- Refillable, novelty lighter made of brass-coloured metal with skull and pirates in relief.THE PRODUCT IS OR MAY BE COUNTERFEIT
What is the risk?
- null The lighter is appealing to children. It is also not child resistant. Children may play with it and cause a fire.The product does not comply with the 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): Import rejected at border
- Date of entry into force: 04/09/2015
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Destruction of the product
- Date of entry into force: 24/09/2015
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