EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Lighters
Novelty lighters Keep Walking “Unknown” — risk: burns, fire
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0747/13
Summary
null The products pose a risk of burns and fire because of their attractiveness to children, especially those under 51 months of age. The products do not comply with the Commission Decision 2006/502 EC prohibiting the placing on the market of novelty lighters.
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Product
Novelty lighters — Keep Walking
- Brand
- Keep Walking
- Name / model
- Unknown · В-02, W1818
- Batch number(s)
- Unknown
- Category
- Lighters
- Novelty lighters:1. A lighter in the form of a gun made of wood and plastic material, with a stand, placed in a cardboard box with the inscription 5# on the box, size of the lighter – 40 cm. 2.A lighter in the form of a gun made of wood and plastic material, with a stand, placed in a cardboard b
What is the risk?
- null The products pose a risk of burns and fire because of their attractiveness to children, especially those under 51 months of age. The products do not comply with the Commission Decision 2006/502 EC prohibiting the placing on the market of novelty lighters.
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: 11/04/2013
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Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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