EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Lighters
Novelty lighters “Unknown” — risk: burns, fire
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0824/14
Summary
null The products pose the risks of burns and fire because the safety requirements are not respected and they are attractive to children. It is therefore possible that a child will play with them and suffer burns due to the flame or 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…
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Product
Novelty lighters
- Name / model
- Unknown · APR 06 GH
- Batch number(s)
- Unknown
- Category
- Lighters
- Metal lighters in the shape of a metal beer can, on the bottom of which there is a flashlight. The lighters are 6 cm tall and have a diameter of 3 cm. On the lighters there are inscriptions imitating various beer brands - PINCER SUPII; SAIN-AMHN sAaili Bee; ATP 100 POWER INVERTER. The flashlight has
What is the risk?
- null The products pose the risks of burns and fire because the safety requirements are not respected and they are attractive to children. It is therefore possible that a child will play with them and suffer burns due to the flame or 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): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: 15/05/2014
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