EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Other - Sky lantern
Sky lantern — risk: fire
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/00323/23
Summary
The sky lantern ascends in an uncontrolled way and is blown by the wind without control. It may land anywhere when the flame has not yet gone out and cause a fire. The product does not comply with the requirements of the General Product Safety Directive.
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Product
Sky lantern
- Name / model
- Papierlaterne
- Category
- Other - Sky lantern
- Paper lantern. The product is also sold online, in particular via AliExpress.
What is the risk?
- The sky lantern ascends in an uncontrolled way and is blown by the wind without control. It may land anywhere when the flame has not yet gone out and cause a fire. The product does not comply with the requirements of the General Product Safety Directive.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Removal of this product listing by the online marketplace
- Date of entry into force: 14/12/2022
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Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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