EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Lighters
Novelty lighter Neuvedena “Zapalovač ve tvaru pěti hracích kostek” — risk: burns
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. SR/03726/24
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 requirements of the General Product Safety Directive nor the European standard EN 13869.
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Product
- The lighter is assembled from five cubes stacked on top of each other. One of the outermost cubes is silver in colour and has an operating button on it, and pressing the button causes the flame to shoot out.
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 requirements of the General Product Safety Directive nor the European standard EN 13869.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: DistributorCategory of measure(s): Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures
- Date of entry into force: 11/10/2024
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: DistributorCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 11/10/2024
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: DistributorCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: 11/10/2024
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Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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