EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Lighters
Novelty lighter Maxim — risk: fire
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1156/19
Summary
The lighter is appealing to children due to its shape and colour.Children may play with it and suffer burns or cause a fire. The product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN 13869.
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Product
- A gas piezo lighter in the shape of a grenade, with a nozzle used for refilling, with an inclined metal cap from which the flame emerges after pressing the ignition mechanism with a screw device of the cap, attached to the lighter by means of a ring, placed in a black cardboard box.
What is the risk?
- The lighter is appealing to children due to its shape and colour.Children may play with it and suffer burns or cause a fire. The product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN 13869.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: RetailerCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: 01/07/2019
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Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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